尿苷和胸苷的N-3保护剂。 丙酸甲酯被用于合成多取代的 3-芳基氨基丙烯酸酯和四氢嘧啶-2-酮衍生物 。也用作毛细管电泳的巯基衍生剂。 在三苯基膦促进的一锅、四组分反应中用于合成1,2,3,5-苯四羧酸。 N-3 protecting reagent for uridines and thymidines. Methyl propiolate was used in the synthesis of polysubstituted 3-arylaminoacrylate and tetrahydropyrimidin-2-one derivatives. It was also used as a thiol derivatizing agent for capillary electrophoresis. Used in a one-pot, four-component synthesis of 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylates promoted by Ph3P.