Pentyl nitrite → Amyl Acetate

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The procedures of Example 11 were followed, except that ketene was introduced at the rate of 32.0 ml/min (1.43 mmole/min) and that triphenylphosphine (0.066 g, 0.25 mmole) was dissolved in the further added n-amyl nitrite (50 ml). The reaction proceeded smoothly for three hours, during which no deactivation of the catalyst was observed. The reaction product was analyzed by gas chromatography, revealing that n-di-amyl malonate (165.6 mmoles, 64.5%) and n-amyl acetate (32.9 mmoles, 12.8%) were obtained.

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