Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 2-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-dithiin-6-yl)-2-methoxyiminoacetate

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A solution of ethyl 2-methoxyimino-3-oxo-4-chlorobutyrate (41.4 g.) in dried chloroform (100 ml.) was added dropwise over 1 hour at 20° C. to a mixture of ethane-1,2-dithiol (20.6 g.), triethylamine (21 g.) and dried chloroform (60 ml.). After stirring for 2.5 hours at 18 to 21° C., the mixture was adjusted to pH 1.0 with 10% hydrochloric acid. The chloroform layer was separated, washed with water (100 ml.×3), dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure at 40° C. The residue was dissolved in toluene (300 ml.), p-toluenesulfonic acid (3 g.) was added thereto and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 3 hours with removal of water. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and an insoluble material was filtered off. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure at 40° C. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (300 ml.). The solution was in turn washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (3 times) and water (twice), dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure at 40° C. to give yellow oil. The oil was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel (1 kg) and eluted with benzene. The eluate was concentrated under reduced pressure at 40° C. The residue was washed with diisopropyl ether and dried to give white crystals of ethyl 2-methoxyimino-2-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-dithiin-5-yl)acetate (syn isomer) (11 g.), mp. 65° to 67° C.

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