I'm currently working on a chemistry project in which I need to convert ethyl methyl carbonate to ethyl formate.
I only have a simple background in organic chemistry (and I haven't seen anything about reaction mechanisms yet), but I was guessing water could be used in this reaction, to produce $\ce{CH3OH}$ and replace the $\ce{-OCH3}$ group by an $\ce{-OH}$ group. Then the next step would be to remove the oxygen from the $\ce{-OH}$ group. I've seen that compounds such as $\ce{LiAlH4}$ can do this, but I'm looking for a catalyst to make the process more economically viable, in case the proposed synthetic path is correct.
Does anyone know how to perform the conversion, or even by following another synthetic path? I've got no idea whether this process is correct. I'm also trying to keep the process as low energy-consuming as possible.
I agree it would be better to start from ethanol and formic acid, but I have to start with this molecule.