Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 64993550, compound

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A mixture of 4-acetylthiazole (1.0 g, 7.86 mmol) and methyl dimethoxyacetate (1.05 g, 7.86 mmol) in anhydrous diethyl ether (15 mL) was treated with sodium methoxide 4.37M in methanol (1.80 mL, 7.86 mmol) at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, and then diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL). After cooling to 0° C., the reaction mixture was neutralized with 1N hydrochloric acid until pH 3 was reached. Water was added (6 mL) and layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with brine (10 mL), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to provide 4,4-dimethoxy-1-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)butane-1,3-dione (8a) (1.58 g, 6.89 mmol, 88%) which was used without further purification.

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