Dehydroacetic acid

Dehydroacetic acid (Biocide 470F) is a pyrone derivative. Dehydroacetic acid has antibacterial, antifungal and phytotoxic activities. Dehydroacetic acid can be added to cosmetics, food and beverages for preservation and other purposes. Dehydroacetic acid can also be used to synthesize various heterocycles and cycloaddition products[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[520-45-6]

Product Name Alternative

Biocide 470F

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302

Target

Bacterial; Fungal

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Applications

COVID-19-immunoregulation

Field of Research

Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Dehydroacetic-acid.html

Purity

99.85

Solubility

DMSO : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

O=C1C(C(C)=O)C(C=C(C)O1)=O

Molecular Formula

C8H8O4

Molecular Weight

168.15

Precautions

H302

References & Citations

[1]Baldwin AG, et al. Synthesis and antibacterial activities of enamine derivatives of dehydroacetic acid. Med Chem Res. 2018;27 (3) :884-889.|[2]BARMAN TE, et al. THE METABOLISM OF DEHYDROACETIC ACID (DHA) . Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1963 Sep;5:545-68.