Acetic Acid → 2,4-Dioxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxylic acid

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Reaction Steps

Acetic acid (58.8 ml, 933 mmol) and acetic anhydride (20.4 ml, 185 mmol) were added to cyclopropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (24.4 g, 140 mmol), followed by reacting the mixture while heating under reflux for 2 hours, concentrating the reaction solution into a half volume, filtering off deposited crystals, washing them with heptane and drying under reduced pressure, to obtain 2,4-dioxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxylic acid (18.1 g, 116 mmol, 83%).

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