Formaldehyde → 2-[1-(6-Tert-butoxycarbonylamino-pyridin-3-yl)-ethyl]-acrylic acid ethyl ester

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Diethylamine (0.153 mL, 1.473 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-[1-(6-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-pyridin-3-yl)-ethyl]-malonic acid monoethyl ester (423 mg, 1.2 mmol) and formaldehyde (132 mg, 1.626 mmol, 36% in water) in methylene chloride (2 mL) at 0° C. under argon. The mixture was stirred at room temperature over night. EtOAc was added and the solution was washed with water, NaHCO3 and brine, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure. Flash chromatography (toluene/EtOAc, 3:1) gave 2-[1-(6-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-pyridin-3-yl)-ethyl]-acrylic acid ethyl ester (158 mg, 41%).

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