1,2-Dibromoethane → 18721-65-8

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Step 1 A stirred suspension of tert-butyl ethyl malonate (2.01 mL, 10.6 mmol), 1,2-dibromoethane (1.01 mL, 11.7 mmol), potassium carbonate (3.67 g, 26.6 mmol) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (0.198 mL, 1.06 mmol) in DMF (26.6 mL) was heated to 55° C. for 20 hours. Upon cooling the mixture was filtered and the solid residue was washed with Et2O. The mixture was diluted with Et2O and washed with water (×2). The organic phase was dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated giving 1-tert-butyl 1-ethyl cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylate which was used without further purification, 2.24 g.

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