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HRID 1508433Generated: October 30, 2026

Diethyl Oxalate → Ethyl 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopropanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl OxalateHCID 7268—
Reactant2-Chlorobenzyl chlorideHCID 11906—
ReactantMagnesiumHCID 5462224—
ReactantEthyl (2-fluorophenyl)pyruvateHCID 18370709—
ProductEthyl 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopropanoateHCID 1837019174%

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared as described for B4 using 2-chlorobenzyl chloride (1.250 g, 7.76 mmol), magnesium (0.208 g, 8.54 mmol), diethyl oxalate (2.269 g, 15.53 mmol). The product was isolated in the form of colorless oil in 74% yield and use instantly in next step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09221860B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_12
ORD IDord-b31077831152426bb20b4d487dcc08d2
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_12