Ethyl orthoformate → Diethyl 4,4-diethoxyheptanedioate

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To EtOH (27.8 L), triethyl orthoformate (9.26 L, 55.6 mol) and diethyl 4-oxopimelate (5.93 L, 27.8 mol) was added p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.053 kg, 0.278 mol), and the reaction mixture was heated to 77.0° C. with stirring for 20 h. Heating was discontinued, and ethanol was removed by distillation under vacuum, starting with the batch at 63° C. The remaining orange ketal solution was dissolved in toluene (32 L) and transferred to a 100-L extractor that had been charged with 2% NaHCO3 (24 L), with stirring.

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