Triethyl orthoacetate explained

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.

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

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

Notes and References

  1. 10.15227/orgsyn.039.0059. Phenylpropargylaldehyde Diethyl Acetal. Organic Syntheses. 1959. 39. 59. B. W. Howk, J. C. Sauer.
  2. 10.1002/ejoc.201301033. 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. 2014. Fernandes. Rodney A.. Chowdhury. Asim K.. Kattanguru. Pullaiah.

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