Ethyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate (17435-72-2) 's Synthetic route

An efficient synthesis of alkyl α-(hydroxymethyl)acrylates induced by DABCO in an aqueous medium

Turki, Taoufik  Villiéras, Jean  Amri, Hassen

Alkyl α-(hydroxymethyl)acrylates are prepared in high yields on a synthetic scale by hydroxymethylation of the corresponding acrylates using 30% aqueous formaldehyde in THF or DME as solvent and DABCO as the catalyst.

Wittig-Horner Reactions in Heterogeneous Media; 2. A Convenient Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Esters and Ketones using Weak Bases in Water

Villieras, Jean  Rambaud, Monique