Ethyl diethoxyacetate is used in the preparation of a fatty acid analog containing DTS, 12,13-dioxotetradecanoic acid di(N-methyl-thiosemicarbazone) (FA-DTS). It is used for synthesis of heterocyclic compounds.
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Applications
Ethyl diethoxyacetate is used in the preparation of a fatty acid analog containing DTS, 12,13-dioxotetradecanoic acid di(N-methyl-thiosemicarbazone) (FA-DTS). It is used for synthesis of heterocyclic compounds.
Solubility
Soluble in Dichloromethane, Ethyl Acetate and Methanol.
Notes
Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Keep container tightly closed.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Charles Heidelberger.; Robert B. Hurlbert. The Synthesis of Oxalacetic Acid-1-C14 and Orotic Acid-6-C14 1. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1950, 72, (10), 4704-4706.
- Fieser, L.F.; Dunn, J.T. Synthesis of Plumbagin. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1936, 58, (4), 572-575.
- Ethyl glyoxylate equivalent. Lithiation, e.g. with lithium diethylamide, provides a useful 2-carbon fragment: Tetrahedron Lett., 4551 (1975). Reaction with the bis-Grignard from 1,4-dibromobutane gives 1-(diethoxymethyl)cyclopentanol: Canad. J. Chem., 66, 168 (1988). See also Methyl dimethoxyacetate, A12171.