Ethanol → Ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate

HRID 1704391Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1704391 reaction equation
[Cl:1]Cl.[CH2:3]=[C:4]1[O:8][C:6](=[O:7])[CH2:5]1.[CH2:9]([OH:11])[CH3:10]>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[CH2:9]([O:11][C:6](=[O:7])[CH2:5][C:4]([CH2:8][Cl:1])=[O:3])[CH3:10]

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 702EthanolHCID 12661DiketeneHCID 24526Chlorine

Product 1

HCID 69484Ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetateYield 94%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 5943Carbon TetrachlorideSolvent

Procedure

72 g (1 mol) of chlorine were passed into a solution of 84 g (1 mol) of diketene in dry carbon tetrachloride at -20° C and the reaction solution was then added dropwise, while stirring, to 200 ml of ethanol, during which addition the temperature was not allowed to rise above 0° C. The solvent was then stripped off in vacuo on a rotary evaporator and the residue was distilled. 155 g (94% of theory) of γ-chloroacetoacetic acid ethyl ester of boiling point 90° C/7 mm Hg were obtained.

Workup

  1. additionthe reaction solution was then added dropwise
  2. customto rise above 0° C
  3. customThe solvent was then stripped off in vacuo on a rotary evaporator
  4. distillationthe residue was distilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ebb9fe5a710c4b2abbf77ee8ad99499d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_11
Patent number
US04126690

Reaction notes

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