Triethyl orthoacetate

Triethyl orthoacetate is the organic compound with the formula CH3C(OC2H5)3.

It is the ethyl orthoester of acetic acid.

It is a colorless oily liquid.

Triethyl orthoacetate is used in organic synthesis for acetylation.

[1] It is also used in the Johnson-Claisen rearrangement.

Skeletal formula of Triethylorthoacetate
Skeletal formula of Triethylorthoacetate
Ball-and-stick model of the Triethylorthoacetate molecule
Ball-and-stick model of the Triethylorthoacetate molecule