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HRID 1277739Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl butyrate → Ethyl 2-formylbutanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl butyrateHCID 7762—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
ProductEthyl 2-formylbutanoateHCID 28929985%

Reaction Steps

1200 g Ethyl butyrate was reacted with 130 g 85% sodium methylate substantially as in Example 1 to produce 245 g 2-formylbutyric acid ethyl ester (85% yield) boiling at 60°-64° C./14 torr. n20D =1.4300.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04278808
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_07
ORD IDord-181df39d622c4e2b8777a894277e77d5
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_07