Aniline → Ethyl 2-methyl-3-oxo-3-(phenylamino)propanoate

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Prepared according to Procedure A using diethyl 2-methylmalonate (24.485 g, 141 mmol), aniline (9.00 mL, 99 mmol) and pyridine (16 mL) to afford product as a colorless oil after purification by chromatography on silica gel, eluting with EtOAc gradient in hexane. 1H NMR (400 MHz, chloroform-d) δ ppm 8.66 (1H, br. s.), 7.55 (2H, d, J=7.8 Hz), 7.33 (2H, t, J=8.0 Hz), 7.13 (1H, t, J=7.4 Hz), 4.20-4.33 (2H, m), 3.46 (1H, q, J=7.2 Hz), 1.56 (3H, d, J=7.4 Hz), 1.26-1.39 (3H, m).

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