Methyl acetoacetate → 3-Furancarboxylic acid, 2,5-dimethyl-, methyl ester

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27 parts by weight of anhydrous iron-III chloride are added to a solution of 116 parts by weight of methyl acetoacetate in 120 parts by weight of methanol and thereafter 149 parts by weight of 85.5 percent strength α-acetoxypropionaldehyde are added dropwise, sufficiently slowly that the temperature does not rise above 37° C. The mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature (20° C.), is then boiled for 2 hours, and, when it has cooled, is worked up as described in Example 1. Distillation gives 116.6 parts by weight of 2,5-dimethylfuran-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester.

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