Diketene → HCID 12525205, compound

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1,1,1-Tribromo-4-methyl-3-penten-2-ol (6.72 g, 0.02 mole) and anhydrous sodium acetate (0.008 g) were melted together at 90°. The temperature of the mixture was then reduced to 80°, and diketene (about 2.6 ml, 0.022 mole) was added dropwise over a 10 minute period. The resulting mixture was heated at 80° for three additional hours. After cooling, the mixture was diluted with ether, and the ethereal solution was washed with 1 N aqueous hydrochloric acid and then ten times with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The washed mixture was treated with activated charcoal and dried over magnesium sulfate. Evaporation of the ether afforded 3-methyl-1-tribromomethyl-2-butenyl acetoacetate (8.34 g, 99% yield) as an oily residue.

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