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HRID 2396582Generated: October 29, 2026

Ethyl cyanoacetate → Ethyl 2-chloro-2-cyano-3-methyl-5-oxopentanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl cyanoacetateHCID 7764—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantCrotonaldehydeHCID 447466—
ReactantEthyl dichlorocyanoacetateHCID 10997655—
ReactantEthyl 2-chloro-2-cyano-5-oxopentanoateHCID 10998104—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ProductEthyl 2-chloro-2-cyano-3-methyl-5-oxopentanoateHCID 1086772734%

Reaction Steps

Following the procedure for the preparation of ethyl 2-chloro-2-cyano-5-oxopentanoate (Example 1), 37.6 g of ethyl cyanoacetate, 60.5 g of ethyl dichlorocyanoacetate, 350 mL of EtOAc, 1.7 g of K2CO3, and 56 mL of crotonaldehyde were allowed to react for an extended period of time. The title compound was obtained in 34% yield after workup and distillation (b.p. 115° C./1.0 mm Hg).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05493028
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_02
ORD IDord-e3a2ecc3c362403daf7dfc0786a1dddf
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_02