Ethyl Acetoacetate → HCID 66746856, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2-amino-6-isobutoxybenzonitrile (Example 41b, 16.4 g, 86.32 mmol) and ethyl acetoacetate (10.9 mL, 86.32 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (200 mL) was added SnCl4 (19.9 mL, 172.63 mmol) over a period of 15 minutes at room temperature under nitrogen. The stirred reaction mixture was then refluxed for 3.5 h under nitrogen. After it was cooled down to room temperature, the reaction solution was concentrated to remove most of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was re-dissolved in EtOAc (3 L) and carefully neutralized to pH 8 with aqueous NaOH solution (6.0 N, ˜110 mL) at 0° C. The resultant mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The precipitate was filtered off, and the organic layer was separated and washed with brine (400 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with 50% EtOAc in hexanes to give the title compound as a white solid (18.0 g, 69%). MS 303 (MH+).

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