Ethyl diazoacetate → Ethyl chrysanthemate

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

0.2 g of the catalyst whose preparation is described in example 44 are suspended in 3 ml of acetonitrile then 0.096 mmol (0.01 g) of phenylhydrazine in 3 ml of acetonitrile are added. The reaction mixture is heated to 50° C. and 0.1 ml of a solution containing 0.21 ml (2 mmol) of ethyl diazoacetate in 3 ml acetonitrile is added. 10 mmol of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene (1.4 ml) are then added, followed by the remaining 2.9 ml of the ethyl diazoacetate solution in acetonitrile, added over a period of about 1 hour. The reaction mixture is maintained under stirring at 50° C. for 6 hours. The catalyst is removed by filtration and washed with 20 ml of dichloromethane. 0.2 g of ethyl chrysanthemate are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence