| Name | Azidoacetic acid methyl ester |
| Synonyms | Methyl azidoacetate Methyl 2-azidoacetate Azidoacetic acid methyl ester Methyl 2-azidoacetate - M3461 2-Azido-acetic acid Methyl ester Acetic acid, 2-azido-, Methyl ester Acetic acid, 2-azido-, methyl ester |
| CAS | 1816-92-8 |
| InChI | InChI=1/C3H5N3O2/c1-8-3(7)2-5-6-4/h2H2,1H3 |
| Molecular Formula | C3H5N3O2 |
| Molar Mass | 115.0907 |
| Density | 1.182 g/mL at 25 °C |
| Boling Point | 35 °C |
| Flash Point | 48℃ |
| Refractive Index | n20/D1.440 |
| Hazard Symbols | Xi - Irritant![]() |
| Risk Codes | R5 - Heating may cause an explosion R10 - Flammable R36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin. |
| Safety Description | 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. |
| UN IDs | UN 1993C 3 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| Synthetic use | Methyl 2-azidoacetate is widely used in the synthesis of triazole derivatives by alkyne azide click. Some of these examples include the synthesis of coumarin-triazole derivatives as potential anti-plasmodium drugs and histone deacetylase -1 (HDAC1) inhibitors containing macrocyclic triazole compounds. It can synthesize various pyrrole derivatives through Knoevenagel condensation reactions, which are used in the synthesis of near-infrared bipyrrole (BODIPY) donors for organic tandem solar cells. It can also be used to hemetsberg-knittel the synthesis of substituted 5-, 6-and 7-azaindole. High fluorescence pyrene [2,1-b] pyrrole was synthesized with methyl azidoacetate as reagent. |