Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 4-benzyloxyphenyl-2,4-dioxobutanoate

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Diethyl oxalate (17.7 g) is added in one portion to a stirred suspension of potassium ethoxide (10.2 g) in anhydrous ether (1000 mL). The stirred mixture is cooled to 0° C., treated with 4-benzyloxyacetophenone (25 g) portionwise, and stirring continued for 3 hours. After standing at room temperature for 18 hours the reaction mixture is poured onto 1 N hydrochloric acid (500 mL) and the organic phase separated. The organic phase is washed with water, dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated to give ethyl 4-benzyloxypheyl-2,4-dioxobutanoate (35 g).

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