Diethyl squarate → HCID 178467156, compound

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A mixture of 1.82 g (16.5 mmol, 1 eq) of 3-aminopyridin-2-ol and 3.6 ml (24.8 mmol, 1.5 eq) of 3,4-diethoxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione (3.6 ml, 24.8 mmol) in solution in 87 ml of ethanol was stirred at ambient temperature for 16 hours and then heated at 50° C. for 3 days with formation of a precipitate. Ethanol was added in order to promote the fall of the precipitate, which was filtered off, washed with diethyl ether and dried under vacuum at 45° C. 3.47 g of 3-ethoxy-4-(2-hydroxypyridin-3-ylamino)cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione were obtained in the form of a brown solid. Yield=90%.

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