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HRID 2413990Generated: November 3, 2026

Benzoic Acid → Ethyl 4-(benzyloxy)-3-oxobutanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoic AcidHCID 243—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ReactantEthyl 4-chloroacetoacetateHCID 69484—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductEthyl 4-(benzyloxy)-3-oxobutanoateHCID 9813448—

Reaction Steps

71 ml of ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutyrate are reacted with 121.4 g of benzoic acid and 132 ml of triethylamine in 1 l of toluene by the procedure described in Example 4. After removal of the solvent by distillation, the residue is a virtually pure product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04720572
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_01
ORD IDord-24ad28a59a1a41bfb405481bb6a228b3
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_01