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HRID 128607Generated: October 23, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → Ethyl 2-butyryl-3-ethoxyacrylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
ReactantEthyl 3-oxohexanoateHCID 238498—
ProductEthyl 2-butyryl-3-ethoxyacrylateHCID 3359484—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of ethyl butyrylacetate (105.1 g), acetic anhydride (126 ml) and triethylorthoformate (117 ml) was stirred and boiled under reflux for 1.5 hours. The low boiling materials were distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue distilled under high vacuum to give ethyl 2-(ethoxymethylene)-3-oxohexanoate, b.p. 109°-120° C. (0.4 mmHg).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05464781
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_11
ORD IDord-8469f7fe2b9a4676828fda6c5a3ef9f1
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_11