Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 18650779, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (1.056 g, 50% dispersion in oil, pre-washed with petroleum ether) in dry DMF (15 ml) at 0°-5° C. was added dropwise over 5 minutes a solution containing methyl 2-(3-hydroxymethylphenoxy)pyridin-3-ylacetate (2.0 g) and methyl formate (9 ml) in DMF (effervescence). After the addition was complete, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring for a further 3 hours, the reaction mixture was carefully poured into water, neutralised with 2N hydrochloric acid and then extracted thoroughly with ether (×6). The combined ether layers were dried, filtered and evaporated to afford a crude residue which was used without further purification. The residue was dissolved in DMF (10 ml) and then treated with potassium carbonate (0.60 g) and dimethyl sulphate (0.64 g). Standard work-up and chromatography on silica gel (eluent petroleum ether-ether, 1:1) afforded (E)-methyl 2-[2-(3-hydroxymethylphenoxy)pyridin-3-yl]-3-methoxypropenoate (0.35 g, 15%); mass spectrum m/e 315 (M+).

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