acetoasetaattiin
Acetoasetaattiin refers to salts and esters of acetoacetic acid. Acetoacetic acid itself is a beta-keto acid, meaning it has a ketone group on the carbon atom adjacent to the carboxyl group. This structure makes acetoacetic acid unstable and it readily decarboxylates (loses carbon dioxide) to form acetone and carbon dioxide. Therefore, acetoasetaattiin compounds are the more commonly encountered forms.
Esters of acetoacetic acid are known as acetoacetates. These are important compounds in organic synthesis, particularly
In biological contexts, acetoacetate is one of the three ketone bodies produced by the liver during periods