Mixed Aldols With Acidic Carbonyl Compounds ■ Ethyl acetoacetate is completely converted into its enolate ion under less basic conditions than monocarbonyl partners ■Aldol condensations with ethyl acetoacetate occur preferentially to give the mixed product Cyclohexanone (acceptor) ©2007 Thomson Higher Education 0 || 0 || CH3CCH₂COCH₂CH3 Ethyl acetoacetate (donor) Na+ -OEt Ethanol H3C- Jama CO,CH,CH3 + H2O 80% 17

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Mixed Aldols With Acidic Carbonyl Compounds
■ Ethyl acetoacetate is completely converted into its enolate ion under less
basic conditions than monocarbonyl partners
■Aldol condensations with ethyl acetoacetate occur preferentially to give
the mixed product
Cyclohexanone
(acceptor)
©2007 Thomson Higher Education
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CH3CCH₂COCH₂CH3
Ethyl acetoacetate
(donor)
Na+ -OEt
Ethanol
H3C-
Jama
CO,CH,CH3 + H2O
80%
17
Transcribed Image Text:Mixed Aldols With Acidic Carbonyl Compounds ■ Ethyl acetoacetate is completely converted into its enolate ion under less basic conditions than monocarbonyl partners ■Aldol condensations with ethyl acetoacetate occur preferentially to give the mixed product Cyclohexanone (acceptor) ©2007 Thomson Higher Education 0 || 0 || CH3CCH₂COCH₂CH3 Ethyl acetoacetate (donor) Na+ -OEt Ethanol H3C- Jama CO,CH,CH3 + H2O 80% 17
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