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HRID 616287Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl acetoacetate → Methyl 3-oxo-6-octenoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl acetoacetateHCID 7757—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
Reactant(2E)-1-Chloro-2-buteneHCID 637923—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
ProductMethyl 3-oxo-6-octenoateHCID 6278738—

Reaction Steps

In accordance with the process of Reference 1, sodium hydride (1.20 g; 50 m mol), methyl acetoacetate (5.70 g; 50 m mol), n-butyl lithium (50 m mol) and trans-crotyl chloride (4.43 g; 50 m mol) were used to obtain 3.60 g of (E)-3-oxo-6-octenoic acid methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04073799
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_02
ORD IDord-28b444a48c3544e0a82859575db53c62
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_02