Methyl 2-nitroacetate → 4-(5-Benzyloxy-2-nitrophenyl)-5-dimethylamino-2-nitro-2,4-pentadienoic acid methylester

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A mixture of 17.3 g (0.053 mol) of the compound of Example 40 and 6.3 g (0.53 mol) of methyl nitroacetate in 115 ml of acetic anhydride was heated at 95° for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated, the residue slurried with ether, filtered and washed with ether to give 17.6 g (78%) of red orange crystals, m.p. 158°-165°. Recrystallization from benzene-dimethylformamide afforded 13.4 g (59%) of product, m.p. 179°-181°.

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