Ethyl Acetoacetate → Ethyl 2-acetyl-5-hexenoate

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Ethyl acetoacetate (6.57 g, 0.05 mol) was dissolved in ethanol (25 ml) and sodium ethoxide (3.9 g, 0.55 mol) was added. The solution was cooled to room temperature and 4-bromo-1-butene (6.96 g, 0.05 mole) was added. The mixture was refluxed for 5 hours. The resulting solution was filtered, ethyl acetate was added (75 ml), and washed with a solution of hydrochloric acid (2×200 ml, 5N) and brine (100 ml). The organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered, and solvent removed under reduced pressure to give ethyl 2-acetyl-5-hexenoate in the form of a light yellow liquid (9.29 g) in 91% yield.

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