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HRID 268983Generated: October 27, 2026

Ethyl difluoroacetate → 4,4-Difluoro-1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)butane-1,3-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl difluoroacetateHCID 9961—
Reactant1-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-oneHCID 69731—
Product4,4-Difluoro-1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)butane-1,3-dioneHCID 18920369101.4%

Reaction Steps

Prepared from commercially available ethyl difluoroacetate (14.49 g, 117 mmol) and commercially available 4-(trifluoromethyl)acetophenone (15.36 g, 80 mmol) as described in example C.1 step 1 to give 4,4-difluoro-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-butane-1,3-dione (21.60 g, 101%) as a light brown oil. MS (ISN) 265.0 [(M−H)−].

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07446113B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_11
ORD IDord-1071a90aa6044f4f8cebe54e06bd3dcc
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_11