Pyridoxal → 3-(3-Hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl)-acrylic acid ethyl ester

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A clear solution of (carbethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane (22.3 g, 64.02 mmol) in THF was added to pyridoxal (13.01 g, 64.0 mmol) in THF at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for one hour, then triethylamine (10 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred until the solution turned to a yellow suspension. The solvent was evaporated, and the crude product purified by column chromatography on silica gel using a mixture of dichloromethane:methyl alcohol (20:1) as eluant to give 3-(3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-pyridin-4-yl)-acrylic acid ethyl ester (34) (15.2 g, quantitative yield) as a yellow solid.

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