Keten intermediates in the uncatalysed alcoholysis of β-keto-esters and related compounds

Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date: DOI: 10.1039/C29710000355

Abstract

Uncatalysed alcoholysis of alkyl acetoacetates and malonates occurs via a unimolecular dissociative mechanism involving concerted elimination of alcohol with resultant formation of substituted ketens as reactive intermediates.

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