Triethyl_orthoacetate

Triethyl orthoacetate

Triethyl orthoacetate

Chemical compound

Triethyl orthoacetate is the organic compound with the formula CH3C(OC2H5)3. It is the ethyl orthoester of acetic acid. It is a colorless oily liquid.

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Triethyl orthoacetate is used in organic synthesis for acetylation.[1]

It is also used in the Johnson-Claisen rearrangement.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    B. W. Howk, J. C. Sauer (1959). "Phenylpropargylaldehyde Diethyl Acetal". Organic Syntheses. 39: 59. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.039.0059.
  2. [2]
    Fernandes, Rodney A.; Chowdhury, Asim K.; Kattanguru, Pullaiah (2014). "The Orthoester Johnson-Claisen Rearrangement in the Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules, Natural Products, and Synthetic Intermediates - Recent Advances". European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2014 (14): 2833–2871. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201301033.
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