Boron trifluoride → HCID 54204434, compound

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Ethyl orthoformate (14.0 g) and borontrifluoride diethyletherate (0.45 g) were added to a solution of methyl 2-methoxyimino-3-oxobutyrate (syn isomer, 10 g) in ethanol (20 ml) and stirred at 70° C. for 4 hours. To the resultant mixture were added a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (20 ml) and diisopropyl ether (30 ml). After separating the organic solution, the aqueous solution was extracted with diisopropyl ether (30 ml). The organic layer and the extract were combined, washed with water and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride (30 ml) in turn and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solution was evaporated in vacuo to give methyl 2-methoxyimino-3,3-diethoxybutyrate (syn isomer, 13.9 g.).

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