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HRID 437480Generated: October 27, 2026

Pinacolone → Methyl pivaloylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPinacoloneHCID 6416—
ReactantDimethyl CarbonateHCID 12021—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
SolventHexamethylphosphoramideHCID 12679—
ProductMethyl pivaloylacetateHCID 9959783.5%

Reaction Steps

60 g of sodium hydride were suspended in 450 cc of dimethyl carbonate and 100 cc of hexamethyl phosphoric acid triamide. 100 g of pinacolone (92%) were added slowly at 45° C and on completion of the addition, the reaction mixture was processed as described in 3 above. The yield was 83.5% of pivaloyl acetic acid methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04031130
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_06
ORD IDord-0fb85a1d813f4f5ea5765711fed7dda6
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_06