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HRID 1614036Generated: October 30, 2026

Ammonia → Methyl 3-oxovalerate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmoniaHCID 222—
ReactantMethyl acetoacetateHCID 7757—
ReactantPropionyl chlorideHCID 62324—
ReactantCalcium HydroxideHCID 6093208—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
SolventMethyl Ethyl KetoneHCID 6569—
ProductMethyl 3-oxovalerateHCID 12169989.9%

Reaction Steps

Under the same conditions as in Example 1, 116 g (1.0 mol) of methyl acetoacetate in a mixture of 520 ml of methylene chloride and 30 ml of methyl ethyl ketone were reacted with 77.8 g (1.05 mol) of calcium hydroxide and 106.5 g (1.15 mol) of propionyl chloride. The pH in the subsequent reaction with ammonia was adjusted to 9.1. This gave 117 g (GC purity 79.0%) of methyl propionylacetate (yield 71.0%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05194671
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_03
ORD IDord-6e055fee64424e8183db7b1e9b64ebfd
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_03