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Ketene reacts with formaldehyde in the presence of aluminium chloride to give beta-propiolactone.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

H2C=C=O
  +  
HCHO
  +  
AlCl3
         
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Ketene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Formaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Aluminium chloride Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
beta-Propiolactone     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Cyclisation
Industrial Process: Organic

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