Diethylamine → 3-Hydroxy-2-cyclobuten-1-one-diethylammonium salt

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2.1 g of 1,3-cyclobutanedione (23.0 mmol) was suspended in 40 g of ethyl acetate. A solution of 1.84 g of diethylamine (25.0 mmol) in 10 g of ethyl acetate was instilled in this suspension at 20° C. within 15 minutes. After 1 hour of stirring at room temperature, the suspension was filtered and then dried. 3.05 g of the title product with a purity (according to HPLC) of 93.7 percent, corresponding to a yield of 79.2 percent, relative to the cyclobutanedione, was obtained. Data for the title compound was:

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