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HRID 614283Generated: October 30, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → Methanol, 1,1-diethoxy-, 1-acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
SolventFormic AcidHCID 284—
ProductMethanol, 1,1-diethoxy-, 1-acetateHCID 8416654.5%

Reaction Steps

Acetic anhydride (550 g), formic acid (275 g) and triethyl orthoformate (740 g) were reacted as is described in DeWolfe, Synthesis, 1974, 153-172 (scaled up five fold). The product had a b.p. of 77°-78° C. at 25 mm/Hg, and was obtained in a yield of 54.5%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04144263
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_03
ORD IDord-314e3211a9e146c89f0adb22a057ac05
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_03