Acetic Anhydride → Ethyl 3-ethoxy-2-(2,4,5-trifluoro-3-methoxybenzoyl)acrylate

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A mixture of ethyl-3-methoxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoylacetate (500 mg, 1.8 mmol), ethyl orthoformate (0.45 mL, 2.72 mmol) and acetic anhydride (460 mg, 4.5 mmol, 2.5 eq) was stirred at 110° C. for 12 hours and the excess reagents were removed by distillation under high vacuum (0.1 mmHg) to give 590 mg of a yellow-orange oil. This material was used directly in the next step without further purification or characterization.

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