N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)phthalimide → 2-Phthalimidoethyl acetoacetate

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A solution of 10.0 g (52.3 mmol) of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)phthalimide, 8.84 ml (67.7 mmol) of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxen-4-one, and 10 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid in 50 ml of toluene is heated at reflux under N2 for 4 hr. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the dark-colored residue is flash chromatographed on silica gel (1:1 hexane-EtOAc). The resulting product is recrystallized from EtOAc to give 11.0 g of 2-phthalimidoethyl acetoacetate.

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