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HRID 1753101Generated: October 28, 2026

Ethyl orthoformate → Ethyl 2-(ethoxymethylene)-4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
ReactantEthyl 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetateHCID 67793—
SolventAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ProductEthyl 2-(ethoxymethylene)-4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetateHCID 2737179—

Reaction Steps

To a solution of ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-oxobutanoate (20 g, 108.63 mmol) in acetic anhydride (39 mL) was added triethylorthoformate (54.2 mL, 325.89 mmol) and the reaction heated to reflux for 18 hours. The reaction was cooled, concentrated in vacuo and used directly in the next step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09163021B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_10
ORD IDord-c4d1ba12b2db4c698f4e8d65ad4744ba
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_10