Facile Synthesis of β-Keto Esters from Methyl Acetoacetate and Acid Chloride: The Barium Oxide/Methanol System1

Y Yuasa, H Tsuruta, Y Yuasa

Index: Organic Process Research and Development, , vol. 2, # 6 p. 412 - 414

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Abstract

... using barium oxide as a base component and then cleavage with an alcohol (MeOH) led to the β-keto ester in good yield, and we now report a process for the ... This procedure was similar to that described above. ... (3) Shriner, RL; Schmidt, AG; Roll, LJ Organic Syntheses; Wiley ...