Methyl Acrylate → HCID 13809463, compound

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A mixture of 0.3 g. of 2-methylcyclopentane-1,3-dione, 0.33 ml. of methylacrylate and 0.1 g. of potassium t-butoxide in 200 ml. of t-butanol is allowed to stand at about 20°C for 72 hours. The reaction mixture is washed with water, dilute sodium hydroxide and then water to neutral, dried and evaporated to give 2-methyl-2-(β-carbomethoxyethyl)cyclopentane-1,3-dione which is purified by distillation. ##SPC6##

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