ACETO ACETIC ESTER 79 



alcoholic solution of sodium ethoxid on monochlor-ethyl and mono- 

 chlor methyl-acetoacetic esters and are decomposed by alcoholic soda 

 into ethoxy-ethyl acetone, (C 2 H 5 O) CH 2 CO CH 2 (C 2 H 5 ), and ethoxy- 

 methyl acetone, (C 2 H 5 O) CH 2 CO CH 2 (C H 3 ), which boil at 112 to 

 115 and 100 to 105 respectively. 



SOC. FOR CHEM. INDUSTRY IN BASEL, 1886. 



D. P.* 39,149 of June 5th, 1886, Kl. 12 ; Ber. 20, 351 (C). 



The Production of the Ester of a New Acid. 



If acetoacetic ester be treated with a water solution of ethylenedi- 

 amin, C 2 H 4 (NH 2 ) 2 , they unite to form the compound, 

 CH 3 CH 3 



C : N- CH 2 - CH 2 - N : C 

 I I 



CH 2 CH 2 



C0 2 C 2 H 5 C0 2 C 2 H 5 



which melts at 126, is insoluble in water but soluble in alcohols, 

 ether, chloroform, benzene and dilute acids. 



CANZONERI, F. AND G. SPICA, 1886. 



Gazz.* chim. 16, 449-453 ; Ber. 20, 219 (C) ; J. Chem. Soc. 52, 499. 

 Synthesis of Ethoxy-lutidin. 



By treating acetoacetic ester in a sealed tube with an excess of 

 ammoniacal zinc chlorid, ethoxy-lutidin, 



N 



/ \ 

 CH 3 C COC 2 H 5 , 



HC CH 



\ / 



C 



CH 3 



^Original article not consulted. 



