Diethyl (ethoxymethylene)malonate → Diethyl 2-((2-bromo-4-cyanophenylamino)methylene)malonate

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To a solution of 5.00 g (25.4 mmol) 4-amino-3-bromobenzonitrile in 30 mL of toluene was added 8.23 g (38.1 mmol) of diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate (2a). The mixture was then heated to reflux for overnight with a condenser open to the air. The resulting solution was cooled down to room temperature and poured into 100 mL of hexanes. The white precipitate was collected and washed with hexanes (30 mL×3) to yield 11.9 g of an off-while solid as the desired product. MS ESI (m/z) 367 (M+1)+.

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