Acetic Acid → 3-Ethoxy-2-methylacrolein dimethylhydrazone

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A mixture of 3-ethoxy-2-methyl-2-propenal, (E)-- and (Z)-- (4.0 g, 35 mmol), 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (2.73 g, 46 mmol) and acetic acid (0.04 g, 0.7 mmol) in diethyl ether is refluxed for one hour, cooled, washed sequentially with water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title product as a yellow oil.

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