1,4-Dioxane → Methyl 3-dimethylamino-2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorobenzoyl)acrylate

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To dioxane (80 ml) solution of 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorobenzoyl chloride (21.25 g) was added dioxane (25 ml) solution of methyl 3-dimethylaminoacrylate (12.92 g) with ice-cooling, and triethylamine (14.46 ml) was added thereto with ice-cooling. The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at the same temperature, then for 3 hours at room temperature, and then for one hour at 50° to 60° C. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, then dissolved in methylene chloride (200 ml), washed with water (200 ml) and brine (100 ml) in order, then dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a syrup product. The syrup product was subjected to column chromatography with silica gel and eluted with a mixed liquid of methanol/methylene chloride (3/97, V/V) to obtain methyl 3-dimethylamino-2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorobenzoyl)acrylate (15.47 g) as a syrup product.

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