Diethyl Ether → HCID 87270435, compound

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89.31 g (728 mmol) of ethyl chloroacetate and 63.7 g (859.9 mmol) of ethyl formate were dissolved in 500 ml of MTBE. 259.77 g (801 mmol) of an ethanolic solution of sodium ethoxide were added dropwise while stirring. After 16 hours, the supernatant was decanted off from the precipitate formed, the residue was stirred with approx. 500 ml of diethyl ether and filtered with suction, and the solid was washed with a further 500 ml of diethyl ether and dried.

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