Ethyl dibromoacetate is used in preparation of α-bromo and α,α-dialkyl substituted esters; undergoes Reformatsky/Darzens reactions with aldehydes and ketones.
clear colorless to slighlty brown liquid
Ethyl dibromoacetate can be used to produce diphenoxy-acetic acid ethyl ester. It is used in organic synthesis.
Wash the ester briefly with conc aqueous NaHCO3, then with aqueous CaCl2. Dry it with CaSO4 and distil it under reduced pressure. [Hornyak & Amis J Am Chem Soc 79 2079 1957, Beilstein 2 H 219, 2 I 97, 2 III 484, 2 IV 533.]
