Potassium Acetate → Ethyl 2-(1-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-azetidinyl)acrylate

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To 732 mg (2.28 mmol) of ethyl hydrogen (1-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-azetidinyl)malonate dissolved in 70 ml of acetonitrile were added 1.05 g (5.67 mmol) of Eshenmoser's salt and a catalytically effective amount of potassium acetate, followed by 4.5 hours of heating under reflux. After evaporation of the solvent, the resulting residue was mixed with 100 ml of ethyl acetate, washed with 10% citric acid aqueous solution, 10% sodium sulfite aqueous solution and saturated brine in that order, and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. By evaporating the solvent, 569 mg (86%) of the title compound was obtained.

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