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Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis

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    The acetoacetic ester synthesis allows for the conversion of ethyl acetoacetate into a methyl ketone with one or two alkyl groups on the alpha carbon.

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    Steps

    Step 1: Deprotonation with ethoxide

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    Step 2: Alkylation via and SN2 Reaction

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    3) Hydrolysis and decarboxylation

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    Addition of a second alky group

    After the first step and additional alkyl group can be added prior to the decarboxylation step. Overall this allows for the addition of two different alkyl groups.

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    Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Steven Farmer.