Methane → HCID 178524636, compound

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63.5 g (287 mmol) sodium diethyl-oxalacetate and 30.2 g (287 mmol) formamidine acetate were added to 24.1 g (0.597 mol) NaOH in 3.6 L water. The mixture was stirred overnight at RT. Then activated charcoal was added and the mixture was refluxed for 1 h. It was filtered while hot and after cooling acidified with aqueous HCl. The solution was concentrated to dryness by rotary evaporation. The residue contained the desired product and was used in the next step without any further purification.

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