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HRID 1508429Generated: October 31, 2026

Diethyl Oxalate → Ethyl (3-methoxyphenyl)pyruvate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl OxalateHCID 7268—
Reactant3-Methoxybenzyl bromideHCID 4067207—
ReactantMagnesiumHCID 5462224—
ReactantEthyl (2-fluorophenyl)pyruvateHCID 18370709—
ProductEthyl (3-methoxyphenyl)pyruvateHCID 1837026474%

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared as described for B4 using 3-methoxybenzyl bromide (1.5 g, 7.46 mmol), magnesium (0.199 g, 8.21 mmol) and diethyl oxalate (2.18 g, 14.92 mmol). The product was isolated in the form of colorless oil in 74% yield and used instantly in next step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09221860B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_12
ORD IDord-6e50e5f6f09c43fbac72a8d3d4cdacfb
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_12