a) Acetoacetic ester can be prepared from Claisen self-condensation reaction of ethyl acetate. You are given ethanol as the only starting material. Using all the available reagents in the organic chemistry lab, illustrate how acetoacetic ester can be synthesised. Show all reagents and structures for all the intermediates.

a) Acetoacetic ester can be prepared from Claisen self-condensation reaction of ethyl acetate. You are given ethanol as the only starting material. Using all the available reagents in the organic chemistry lab, illustrate how acetoacetic ester can be synthesised. Show all reagents and structures for all the intermediates.

Organic Chemistry

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Author:William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote

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Chapter9: Nucleophilic Substitution And Β-elimination

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Problem 9.58P: Using your reaction roadmap as a guide, show how to convert cyclohexane into hexanedial. Show all...

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