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Chapter 23: Q46. (page 924)

Question: Synthesize each compound from diethyl malonate. You may use any other organic or inorganic reagents.

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The starting materials needed to prepare each compound are shown below.

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01

Malonic ester reaction

The malonic ester synthesis is a method required for the conversion of ethyl malonate to a carboxylic acid having one or two alkyl groups on the carbon

02

Retrosynthetic pathway for obtaining the starting materials

To obtain the starting materials, a retrosynthetic analysis is followed, as shown below.

Representation of the retrosynthetic approach of the product

03

Forward pathway for obtaining the product

To obtain the product, a forward reaction scheme analysis is followed and it is as shown below:

Representation of the forward pathway to obtain the product

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