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HRID 1375114Generated: November 2, 2026

Methyl Acrylate → Methyl 4-acetyl-5-oxohexanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl AcrylateHCID 7294—
ReactantAcetylacetoneHCID 31261—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
ProductMethyl 4-acetyl-5-oxohexanoateHCID 281668—

Reaction Steps

4-acetyl-5-oxohexanoic acid methyl ester was prepared through the Michael addition of methyl acrylate to acetyl acetone in the presence of metallic sodium. The crude product was purified by vacuum distillation and received in a purity of approximately 99%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07166648B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_01
ORD IDord-8d22ed37bdee427c8a0568662258ebb2
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_01