HCID 53916534, compound → HCID 19853671, compound

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A solution of 9.342 g (41.854 mM) of methyl 4-(2-amino-5-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-2-butenoate in 200 ml of dioxane is hydrogenated in the presence of 10% of Pd-C at room temperature under atmospheric pressure. The reaction mixture is concentrated after removal of the catalyst. The resulting residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel (463 g), eluting with toluene-ethyl acetate (19:1 v/v) to give 8.47 g of methyl 4-(2-amino-5-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyrate as orange crystals. Recrystallization from CH2Cl2 -Et2O-n-hexane gives 7.615 g (Yield: 80.8%) of the objective compound melting at 102°-103° C. as white needles.

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