1-(2,6-Dimethoxyphenyl)ethanone → Ethyl 4-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-oxido-2-oxo-3-butenoate potassium salt

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A solution of 13.4 g of 95% potassium tert-butylate in 72 ml of ethanol is added over 6 minutes to a solution, stirred and heated to 50° C., of 18 g of 2,6-dimethoxyacetophenone in 54 ml of ethanol. The mixture is heated to reflux, 16.3 ml of ethyl oxalate are added over 9 minutes and refluxing is continued for 1 hour. 40 ml of ethanol are then distilled off and the mixture is allowed to cool with stirring for two and a half hours. The mixture is filtered, and the precipitate is washed with 40 ml of ethanol and dried under vacuum at 60° C. for 17 hours to obtain 31 g of expected product.

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