Pyridine → Ethyl 2-isonicotinoyl-3-oxobutanoate

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8 g (61.5 mmol) of ethyl acetoacetate were dissolved in 280 ml of CH2Cl2, the solution was cooled at 0° C. and successively were added 6.00 g (63.3 mmol) of anhydrous magnesium chloride, 10 ml (124 mmol) of pyridine and 13.4 g (94.73 mmol) of isonicotinoyl chloride. The yellow suspension was stirred 1 h under ice cooling and 18 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into crashed ice and extracted twice with CH2Cl2. The organic phases were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography (n-heptane:EtOAc 1:4) to afford the title compound as light yellow oil (6.75 g, 47%). MS: 236.0 (MH+).

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