All articles of this category Methyl ( E )-4-chloro-3-methoxy-2-butenoate (3a) is inexpensively prepared from methyl 4-chloroacetoacetate using thionyl chloride and methanol on an industrial scale. Many nucleophilic substitution reactions of chloride, which are impossible with the unprotected parent compound proceed readily with 3a .
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Duc et al. (1992) studied this question.