It is usually used as intermediate or raw material in the chemistry synthesis. For example, 2,2,6-Trimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxin-4-one can act as the starting material to produce N-alkenyl acetoacetamides through reaction with imines.1 This substance can also be involved in the preparation of acetoacetamide derivatives, which result in the formation of the pyrrole amides via oxime of the acetoacetamides.2 Moreover, this chemical may be introduced to promote the acetoacetylation of O-(hydroxypropyl)cellulose for generating O-(acetoxypropyl)cellulose.3 In addition, this chemical may be used to yield β-keto esters and β-ketoamides through the reaction with secondary or tertiary alcohols (including chiral ones) or primary or secondary amines.4