Sulfuric Acid → Butanedioic acid, (trifluoroacetyl)-, diethyl ester

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200 g of diethyl succinate and 82 g of ethyl trifluoroacetate were mixed together and 13.2 g of sodium and 200 ml of ether were added over 5 minutes. The reaction medium was heated for 18 hours at 80° C., and then poured into 200 ml of iced 10N sulfuric acid. After decanting, drying and concentrating, the expected product was obtained which was used as is for the following step.

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