Acetone → 2-Butenoic acid, 2-fluoro-3-methyl-, ethyl ester

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Triethyl 2-fluoro-2-phosphonoacetate (20 g, 82.6 mmol) (Aldrich) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of sodium hydride (3.6 g, 90.8 mmol) in dimethoxyethane (100 mL) at 0° C. After stirring at room temperature for 20 min, acetone (4.78 g, 82.6 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was refluxed for overnight. The two phase mixture was cooled, diluted with water and extracted with ether. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified with chromatography (Hexanes) to give 2-fluoro-3-methyl-but-2-enoic acid ethyl ester as colorless oil (Yield: 9.0 g, 61.6%).

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