N-bromobutanimide → 5-Bromo-2-methyl-6-oxo-1-phenyl-1,6-dihydro-pyridine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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MeOH (200 mL) was added to a flask containing 4-(1-phenylamino-ethylidene)-pent-2-enedioic acid 5-ethyl ester 1-methyl ester (5.88 g, 20.3 mmol). NaOMe solution (4.7 mL, 20.3 mmol, 4.375 M in MeOH) and N-bromosuccinimide (4.35 g, 24.4 mmol) were added, and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 1 h. After cooling to r.t., the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between saturated NH4Cl and CH2Cl2. The aqueous layer was extracted with additional CH2Cl2 and the organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated. The crude product was chromatographed (0-45% EtOAc/hexanes) to give 2.51 g of the title compound (containing about 14% of the corresponding ethyl ester) as a yellow solid. MS: (+) m/z 343.93, 346.07 (M+Na, 79/81Br).

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