Hydrogen chloride-ethyl acetate → HCID 67399142, compound

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To a solution of ethyl 2-cyano-4-(2-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-3-methyl-4-oxobutanoate (19.4 g) in ethyl acetate (20 mL) was added 4 mol/L hydrogen chloride-ethyl acetate solution (90 mL), and the mixture was stirred for 18 hr, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Water was added to the residue, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give the title compound as yellow crystals (yield 14.3 g, 69%).

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