Nitrogen → HCID 135480, compound

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A 100-mL, 1-necked round bottom flask (with magnetic stir-bar and dry N2 adaptor) was charged with 11.6 mL (12.0 g, 100 mmol) of o-tolualdehyde, 8.8 mL (9.9 g, 100 mmol) of methyl cyanoacetate, and 50 mL of isopropanol. Morpholine (0.50 mL, 0.55 g, 6.3 mmol, 6.3 mol %) was added and the mixture was stirred at 20–33° C. for 60 minutes. This mixture was diluted with 25 mL of isopropanol. The precipitate was filtered, washed with 10 mL of isopropanol, and dried to afford 17.37 g (86.3%) of methyl 2-cyano-3-(2-mehtylphenyl)-2-propenoate as a colorless solid.

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