Diethyl Malonate → HCID 21876400, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of 2-{4-[(6-chloro-2-methyl-5-nitro-4-pyrimidinyl)amino]phenyl)}ethanol (step 1, 2.0 g, 6.48 mmol) in acetone (61 ml) was added diethyl malonate (1.53 g, 9.54 mmol) at 0° C., then aqueous NaOH solution (11N, 2 ml, 22 mmol) was added dropwise over 20 min. After addition, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The reaction was quenched with water (120 ml), and the pH value was adjusted to 8.0 by addition of acetic acid. The whole was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 ml×3). The organic layer was washed with brine (50 ml), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. Removal of excess diethyl malonate by azetropical distillation with toluene afforded 3.26 g (72%) of the title compound as a brown oil.

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