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HRID 1982574Generated: November 2, 2026

Diketene → Butanoic acid, 3-oxo-, 2-phenoxyethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiketeneHCID 12661—
ReactantPhenoxyethanolHCID 31236—
ProductButanoic acid, 3-oxo-, 2-phenoxyethyl esterHCID 1223732640.8%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature100 °C

Reaction Steps

Diketene (84 g) was added dropwise with stirring to 140 g of 2-phenoxyethanol heated at 100° C. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was refluxed for an additional 22 hours. The reaction mixture was fractionally distilled to obtain 90.6 g of 2-phenoxyethyl acetoacetate, BP 140°-145° C./0.3 mm.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04596873
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_06
ORD IDord-23e94d4e94b5420793aae82081a6a23c
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_06