Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178518205, compound

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Reaction Steps

Dimethyl 2-(benzyloxy)malonate (16.1 g, 0.0675 mol) was dissolved in MeOH (27 ml), NaOMe (42.59 ml of a 30% solution in MeOH, 3.5 eq) was added and the mixture cooled to 0 C. Formamidine hydrochloride (5.68 g, 1.05 eq) was added and the mixture stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes and then at reflux for 2 hours. After cooling to 0° C. concentrated HCl (21 ml) was added and the solid was collected by filtration (washing with cold water 3×20 ml) to give 15.14 g of the title compound.

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