O-Toluidine → HCID 178450484, compound

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A mixture of ethyl butyrylacetate (100 g, 0.63 mol), triethyl orthoformate (210 ml, 1.26 mol) and acetic anhydride (60 ml, 0.63 mol) was heated under reflux for 6 hours, then excess triethyl orthoformate evaporated in vacuo. 2-Methyl aniline (67 ml, 0.63 mol) was added to the residue, the mixture heated at reflux for 30 minutes then poured into petroleum ether. Filtration and washing gave ethyl 2-butyryl-3-(2-methylphenylamino)acrylate (67 g, 38%) as a mixture of E and Z isomers. The mother liquors were evaporated, taken up in ethyl acetate, washed with dilute hydrochloric acid, dried, evaporated and triturated with petroleum ether to give a further 57 g (33%) of ethyl 2-butyryl-3-(2-methylphenylamino)-acrylate.

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