title: Ethyl levulinate
text: # Ethyl levulinate
  
  Ethyl levulinate is an organic compound with the formula $CH_3C(O)CH_2CH_2C(O)OC_2H_5.$ It is an ester derived from the keto acid levulinic acid. Ethyl levulinate can also be obtained by reaction between ethanol and furfuryl alcohol. These two synthesis options make ethyl levulinate a viable biofuel option, since both precursors can be obtained from biomass: levulinic acid from 6-carbon polymerized sugars such as cellulose, and furfural from 5-carbon polymerized sugars such as xylan and arabinan.
  
  