Reaktion #1744894

Reaktionsgleichung

magnesium dioxide

ethyl 3-ethyl-2-hydroxy-3-butenoate

→

ethyl 3-ethyl-2-oxo-3-butenoate

Lösungsmittel

methylene chloride

Reaktionsbedingungen

Aufarbeitung

1. 1
   Filtrationand was filtered
2. 2
   workup.DISTILLATIONThe solvent was distilled from the filtrate under reduced pressure

Vorschrift

16 g of magnesium dioxide were added to a solution of 3.2 g of ethyl 3-ethyl-2-hydroxy-3-butenoate in 65 ml of methylene chloride and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 11/2 hours. and was filtered. The solvent was distilled from the filtrate under reduced pressure to obtain ethyl 3-ethyl-2-oxo-3-butenoate in the form of a colorless liquid soluble in ether and alcohols and slighly soluble in water.

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