Ethoxyacetylene, ca 50% w/w in hexanes, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

General References:

1. Supplied in solution to reduce polymerization. Quantities offered relate to gross weight of solution.
2. Undergoes [2+2] cycloaddition reactions with ketenes to give cyclobutenone derivatives: J. Org. Chem., 38, 1451 (1973).
3. Adds to carbonyl compounds in the presence of ZnBr₂: Can. J. Chem., 54, 2310 (1976).
4. The Grignard reagent, prepared by exchange with ethyl magnesium bromide, adds to carbonyl compounds to give carbinols which rearrange in acid to ɑß-unsaturated acids. Alternatively, partial reduction of the adduct followed by hydrolysis provides a route to ɑß-unsaturated aldehydes: J. Chem. Soc., 1823 (1949); Rec. Trav. Chim., 82, 305 (1963):
5. Rearrangement by BF₃ etherate leads directly to the ethyl ester: Rec. Trav. Chim., 78, 664 (1959); Chem. Lett., 1129 (1981); 241, 1271 (1982). See also Chloroacetaldehyde diethyl acetal, L07661.
6. Has been used as a mild dehydrating agent in peptide synthesis: Rec. Trav. Chim., 77, 1153 (1958), and for conversion of sensitive dicarboxylic acids to their anhydrides: J. Org. Chem., 33, 3808 (1968).
7. Aleman, G. H. J.; Machado, R. A. R.; Gorls, H.; Baldwin, I. T.; Bolan, W. Synthesis, structural characterization and biological activity of two diastereomeric JA-Ile macrolactones. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13 (21), 5885-5893.
8. Henry, C.; Bolien, D.; Ibanescu, B.; Bloodworth, S.; Harrowven, D. C.; Zhang, X.; Craven, A. Generation and Trapping of Ketenes in Flow. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 2015 (7), 1491-1499.