Dimethylformamide → Ethyl 2-(2-benzoyloxyethoxyimino)-3-oxobutyrate

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A mixture of ethyl 2-hydroxyimino-3-oxobutyrate (syn isomer, 15.7 g.), 2-bromoethyl benzoate (27.5 g.), potassium carbonate (20.7 g.), N,N-dimethylformamide (25 ml.) and ethyl acetate (25 ml.) was stirred at room temperature for 4 hrs. The reaction mixture was treated in a conventional manner to give ethyl 2-(2-benzoyloxyethoxyimino)-3-oxobutyrate (syn isomer, 28 g.). (2) A solution of ethyl 2-(2-benzoyloxyethoxyimino)-3-oxobutyrate (syn isomer, 28 g.), sulfuryl chloride (13.5 g.) and acetic acid (30 ml.) was stirred at 40° C. for 10 minutes and at room temperature for 5.5 hrs. The reaction mixture was treated in a conventional manner to give ethyl 2-(2-benzoyloxyethoxyimino)-4-chloro-3-oxobutyrate (syn isomer, 29 g.).

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