Diethyl Malonate → HCID 86745457, compound

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83.9 g (0.5 mol) of malonic acid diethyl ester was placed in 250 ml of N,N'-dimethylformamide. 27.8 g (0.5 mol) of sodium methylate was added at 20° C., 10 minutes later 48 g (0.25 mol) of 4-chloro-3-ethoxy-2E-butenoic acid methyl ester was added within 5 minutes. It was stirred for 2 hours at 20° C. Then 10.8 g (0.2 mol) of sodium methylate was added once more. After stirring for 15 hours at 20° C., the solvent was distilled off. After working up according to Example (a), 63.75 g (79 percent) of the title compound, with a purity of 98 percent (GC), was obtained. Data for the compound was:

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