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Methyl α-nitrocrotonate has been synthesized by the condensation of methyl nitroacetate with acetaldehyde, acetylation of the methyl α-nitro-β-hydroxybutyrate, and subsequent deacetylation of the resulting product.
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Ivanova, I.S., Konnova, Y.V. & Novikov, S.S. Synthesis of methyl α-nitrocrotonate. Russ Chem Bull 11, 1591–1592 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00907246
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