2-Bromoethanol → 2-Bromoethyl 3-oxobutanoate

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Reaction Steps

To 30 g of ethylene bromohydrin in ice bath were added by turns 22 g of diketene and 1.5 g of triethylamine with stirring while the reaction temperature was controlled at 30°-40° C. The reaction was continued at room temperature for 3 hours. To the reaction solution was added dichloromethane, the mixture was washed successively with diluted hydrochloric acid, a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was purified by distillation to obtain 45.3 g of 2-bromoethyl acetoacetate.

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