Toluene → Diethyl 2-((2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenylamino)methylene)malonate

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2-Chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (2) (200 g, 1.023 mol), diethyl 2-(ethoxymethylene)malonate (3) (276 g, 1.3 mol) and toluene (100 mL) were combined under a nitrogen atmosphere in a 3-neck, 1-L round bottom flask equipped with Dean-Stark condenser. The solution was heated with stirring to 140° C. and the temperature was maintained for 4 hours (h). The reaction mixture was cooled to 70° C. and hexane (600 mL) was slowly added. The resulting slurry was stirred and allowed to warm to room temperature. The solid was collected by filtration, washed with 10% ethyl acetate in hexane (2×400 mL) and then dried under vacuum to provide the product, diethyl 2-((2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenylamino)methylene)malonate (4), as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.28 (d, J=13.0 Hz, 1H), 8.63 (d, J=13.0 Hz, 1H), 8.10 (s, 1H), 7.80 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (dd, J=1.5, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 4.24 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.17 (q, J=7.1 Hz,2 H), 1.27 (m, 6H).

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