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HRID 1508431Generated: October 31, 2026

Diethyl Oxalate → Ethyl (3-trifluoromethylphenyl)pyruvate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl OxalateHCID 7268—
Reactant1-(Bromomethyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzeneHCID 123061—
ReactantMagnesiumHCID 5462224—
ReactantEthyl (2-fluorophenyl)pyruvateHCID 18370709—
ProductEthyl (3-trifluoromethylphenyl)pyruvateHCID 1837092178%

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared as described for B4 using 3-trifluoromethylbenzyl bromide (2.5 g, 10.46 mmol), magnesium (0.280 g, 11.50 mmol) and diethyl oxalate (3.06 g, 20.92 mmol). The product was isolated in the form of colorless oil in 78% yield and use instantly in next step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09221860B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_12
ORD IDord-cd899ce840084fc7a4219fce2c639eb4
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_12