Sodium acetoacetate was prepared by hydrolysis of freshly redistilled ethyl acetoacetate¶ with a 5 per cent excess of 1 N sodium hydroxide under sterile conditions at 5°C. The reaction was over ...

Departamento de Química Orgânica, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24020-141, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química - UFF, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24020-141, Brazil ...

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan ...