Acetic Acid → 2-Methoxyethyl 2-acetyl-3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-propenoate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

5.0 g (35 mmol) of 2,4-difluorobenzaldehyde are dissolved in 100 ml of isopropanol with 5.7 g (35 mmol) of 2-methoxyethyl acetoacetate. A freshly prepared solution of 1.0 ml of piperidine and 0.5 ml of glacial acetic acid in 5 ml of isopropanol is added to this solution and it is stirred overnight at 40° C. The mixture is concentrated, the residue is taken up in toluene, the solution is concentrated again and the residue is purified by filtration on 100 ml of silica gel (eluent: toluene/ethyl acetate 100:1) to give 5 g of the target compound as a yellow oil which is immediately reacted further.

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