Ethyl diazoacetate → Ethyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxylate

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A solution of 19.4 g (93 mmol) of 1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-pyrrole-2,5-dione in 120 ml of xylene was treated with 19.4 ml (187 mmol) of ethyldiazoacetate and refluxed during 12 hrs. Evaporation of the solvent and chromatography on silica gel with toluene and then a gradient of toluene/AcOEt from 95:5 to 90:10 gave 9.5 g(35%) of the title compound. Off white solid. MS: 294 (M+H)+.

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