We have obtained 2-t-butylacetoacetic ester (2) in 68 % yield by treating acetoacetic ester ( I ) with t-butyl perchlorate in nitromethane; 2-t-pentylacetoacetic ester was prepared (yield 65 %) similarly. The structure of the product ( 2 ) , b.p.
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