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Ethyl acetate in strong base solution (usually sodium ethoxide in ethanol) will self Claisen condense to give ethyl acetoacetate.

2
  +  
CH3CH2O–
  +  
CH3CH2OH
         
  +  
CH3CH2O–
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Ethyl acetate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethoxide ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethanol Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethyl acetoacetate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethoxide ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Condensation
Strategic Bond Formation
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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