acetoacetate

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(¦as·ə′tō·′as·ə′tāt)

(organic chemistry) A salt which contains the CH3COCH2COO radical; derived from acetoacetic acid.


(ăs'ĭ-tō-ăs'ĭ-tāt', ə-sē'tō-)
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A salt of acetoacetic acid.

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Acetoacetates are compound ketone-containing esters. Some of them occur in nature (ethyl acetoacetate in baked products). They may have questionable stability in a finished flavor and have been observed to give off carbon dioxide upon standing in acidic conditions. See Ketones (Aliphatic), Stability.

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