Water → Diethyl methyl-(4-amino)benzylmalonate

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Stannous chloride dihydrate (4.39 g, 19.4 mmol) was added to a solution of diethyl 2-(4-nitrobenzyl)-2-methylmalonate (3.00 g, 9.70 mmol) in EtOH (30 ml) and stirred at reflux for 3 h. Water and ethyl acetate were added and the solution was basified with triethyl amine adjusted an pH˜9. The salts were filtered and washed with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated from the filtrate and washed with water, brine solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 2.20 g (81.4%) of diethyl 2-(4-aminobenzyl)-2-methylmalonate as brown oil.

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