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HRID 127496Generated: October 26, 2026

Methyl 2-nitroacetate → 5-Dimethylamino-2-nitro-4-[4-methyl-2-nitrophenyl]-2,4-pentadienoic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl 2-nitroacetateHCID 17206—
Reactant3-Dimethylamino-2-[4-methyl-2-nitrophenyl]acroleinHCID 53688648—
SolventAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Product5-Dimethylamino-2-nitro-4-[4-methyl-2-nitrophenyl]-2,4-pentadienoic acid methyl esterHCID 5386186278%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 67.5 g (0.29 mol) of the compound of Example 15 and 34.3 g (0.29 mol) of methyl nitroacetate in 540 ml of acetic anhydride was heated at 60° for 2 hours. The product was worked up and recrystallized from benzene-DMF (3:1) affording 75.1 g (78%) of product as red orange crystals, m.p. 213°-215°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04256641
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_03
ORD IDord-322c02f2188e442ca2e0dd6c6fcd1e21
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_03