Ethyl chloroacetate → Potassium (Z)-2-chloro-1-ethoxy-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-olate

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A cooled (0° C.) suspension of ethyl 2-chloroacetate (17.47 ml, 163 mmol) and ethyl formate (13.18 ml, 163 mmol) in ether (250 ml) was treated slowly (over 3 hrs) with potassium 2-methylpropan-2-olate (18.31 g, 163 mmol) keeping the temperature below 5° C. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the resulting solid was washed with ether and dried (47° C. in a vacuum oven) to afford the title compound;

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