Methanol → HCID 58636771, compound

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Reaction Steps

2-Cyclopropyl-5-ethoxy-4-methyl-oxazole (164) (33.8 g, 0202 mmol) in neat dimethyl maleate (115.8 g, 807 mmol) was refluxed for 4 hours. The reaction was cooled to 0° C., added anhydrous methyl alcohol (500 mL) and bubbled hydrogen chloride gas into the suspension for 15 minutes. The reaction flask was sealed with a rubber septum and kept in a fridge for overnight. The solid was filtered off and washed with methanol and diethyl ether. The filtrate was evaporated to give 2-cyclopropyl-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-pyridine-3,4-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (165) (35.2 g, 66% yield) as a colorless solids.

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