Isopropyl chloroacetate → Diisopropyl malonate

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20 g of Co2 (CO)8 in 2.5 liters of isopropanol and 546 g (4 moles) of chloroacetic acid isopropyl ester are placed in a pressure vessel of a capacity of 18 liters, as in Example 1. At 55° C., and a pressure of 5 bars of CO, a 2.93% solution of sodium hydroxide in isopropanol is pumped into the vessel over a period of 3 hours, maintaining a pH of 7.0. At a transformation of 82%, 615 g of malonic acid diisopropyl ester (92% yield) is obtained after the usual processing. 98 g of chloroacetic acid isopropyl ester is recovered.

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