Methanol → Propanoic acid, 3,3-dimethoxy-, butyl ester

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and 10. 0.07 g (0.4 mmol) of PdCl2, 4 mmol of a Cu compound corresponding to Table 2, 1.14 g (36 mmol) of methanol and 0.51 g of butyl acrylate in 3.5 g of dimethoxyethane was stirred for 20 hours at 50° C. under an O2 atmosphere (O2 -filled air balloon) in a round-bottomed flask with a magnetic core and reflux condenser. The yields of butyl 3,3-dimethoxypropionate as a function of the Cu compound used are compiled in Table 2.

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