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β-Keto ester

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A β-keto ester is an organic compound containing a ketone functional group (carbonyl) and an ester group, where the carbonyl carbon is positioned two carbons away from the ester oxygen. This structure makes the hydrogen atoms on the carbon between the carbonyl and ester groups (alpha hydrogens) particularly acidic, facilitating their removal and formation of enolate ions.

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