Cyclopropylamine → HCID 178471879, compound

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Reaction Steps

20 ml of acetic anhydride and 6 ml of ethyl orthoformate were added to the whole of the ethyl 3-difluoromethoxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoylacetate [(XV), R1 =--OCHF2, R3' =H, R17 =C2H5, X=X'=F] prepared as described in step (b) above, and, after the mixture had been heated under reflux for 2 hours, the excess acetic anhydride and ethyl orthoformate were removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 200 ml of methylene chloride, and 1.25 g (0.022 moles) of cyclopropylamine was added dropwise, whilst stirring and ice-cooling; the stirring was continued, whilst ice-cooling, for an additional 1 hour. At the end of this time, the reaction mixture was concentrated by evaporation under reduced pressure, and the residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography, using a 9:1 by volume mixture of toluene and ethyl acetate as the eluent, to give 3.29 g of ethyl 3-cyclopropylamino-2-(3-difluoromethoxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoyl)acrylate as an amber colored liquid.

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