Ethyl cyanoacetate → HCID 17026974, compound

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A mixture of 4-fluoro-3-methylaniline (2.50 g, 20.0 mmol) and ethyl cyanoacetate (2.70 g, 24.0 mmol) was stirred at 180° C. for 14 hr. After the reaction, the mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the obtained solid was washed with hexane and collected by filtration to give the title compound (3.60 g, 95%) as a brownish-red solid.

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