Methanol → Ethyl 3-methyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)butanoate

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In 100 g of methanol were dissolved 10.0 g of ethyl α-allylisovalerate (general formula [XI] wherein R=--CH2CH3) and, under cooling at -20°~-10° C. and stirring, ozone gas was bubbled into the solution for 8 hours. Then, at room temperature, the reaction mixture was added to 100 g of dimethyl sulfide and the mixture was stirred at that temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was then distilled under reduced pressure to remove the low-boiling fraction and the residue was diluted with 50 g of diethyl ether. Following the addition of 4 g of anhydrous calcium chloride, hydrogen chloride gas was bubbled into the mixture at room temperature for 10 minutes. Then, 5 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate were added and the mixture was thoroughly stirred. The diethyl ether solution was taken, washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and distilled under reduced pressure to remove the low-boiling fraction. By the above procedure there were obtained 9.0 g of ethyl 2-isopropyl-3-formyl-propionate (general formula [XII] wherein R=--CH2CH3) yield: 89% based on ethyl α-allylisovalerate; the NMR spectrum of the aldehyde (60 MHz) δHMSCDCl3 : 9.74].

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