Malonic ester synthesis
| Malonic ester synthesis | |||||||||||||||
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| Reaction type | Coupling reaction | ||||||||||||||
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| Temperature | +Δ | ||||||||||||||
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| Organic Chemistry Portal | malonic-ester-synthesis | ||||||||||||||
| RSC ontology ID | RXNO:0000107 | ||||||||||||||
The malonic ester synthesis is a chemical reaction where diethyl malonate or another ester of malonic acid is alkylated at the carbon alpha (directly adjacent) to both carbonyl groups, and then converted to a substituted acetic acid.
A major drawback of malonic ester synthesis is that the alkylation stage can also produce dialkylated structures. This makes separation of products difficult and yields lower.