Diethyl squarate → 3-Ethoxy-4-(2-hydroxy-6-cyanophenyl)amino-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione

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A solution of 2-amino-3-hydroxybenzonitrile (1.00 g, 0.0075 mol) and diethyl squarate (1.10 ml, 0.0075 mol) in dry ethanol (20 ml) was heated at 85° C. for three days. During the course of the reaction, a tan precipitate forms. The solid is filtered through a Buchner funnel, washed with cold ethanol, adsorbed on silica gel, and flash chromatographed using hexane/ethyl acetate (2:1) as the eluant to give 3-ethoxy-4-(2-hydroxy-6-cyanophenyl)amino-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione, 0.50 g (0.0019 mol, 26%).

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