Ethyl 3-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propanoate → HCID 178472895, compound

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To a stirred solution of ethyl picolinoylacetate (0.500 g, 2.6 mmol) in acetic acid (0.5 mL) was added a solution of sodium nitrite (0.238 g, 3.4 mmol) in water (0.5 mL), dropwise. The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours after which water (0.5 mL) was added and the reaction was stirred for a further 2 hours. The mixture was extracted with Et2O and the combined organic phase was washed with water, saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and brine, dried over MgSO4 and the solvent removed in vacuo to afford ethyl 2-(hydroxyimino)-3-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propanoate (0.353 g, 1.6 mmol, 61%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (DMSO) δ 1.17 (3H, t), 4.22 (2H, q), 7.74 (1H, m), 8.04-8.11 (2H, m), 8.74 (1H, m), 12.87 (1H, s). LCMS (2) Rt: 1.09 min; m/z (ES+) 223.

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