Methane → HCID 178524636, compound

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63.5 g (0.3 mol) sodium diethyloxalacetate and 30.2 g (0.3 mol) formamidine acetate were added to 24.1 g (0.6 mol) NaOH in 3.6 L water. The mixture was stirred overnight at RT. Then activated charcoal was added and the mixture was refluxed for 1 h. It was filtered off while hot and after cooling acidified with a hydrochloric acid solution. The solution was concentrated to dryness by rotary evaporation. The residue contained the desired product and was used in the next step without any further purification.

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