Ethyl bromoacetate → N-(5-acetyl-2-methylphenyl)iminodiacetic acid diethyl ester

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The compound (9.87 g, 51.08 mmol) obtained in step A, ethyl bromoacetate (23 ml, 207 mmol) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (45 ml, 265 mmol) were mixed, and the mixture was stirred with heating at 140° C. for 200 min. The reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with an ethyl acetate-hexane=1:1 mixed solvent, and the organic layer was washed with 10% aqueous citric acid solution, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The insoluble material was filtered off, and the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained oil was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (160 ml), 6N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (25 ml) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. To the reaction mixture were added water and an ethyl acetate-hexane=1:1 mixed solvent, and the organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The insoluble material was filtered off, and the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained oil was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexane) to give the title compound (16.30 g, yield 99%) as a yellow oil.

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