Lawesson's reagent → Methyl 4-amino-4-thioxobutanoate

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Lawesson's reagent (2.6 g) was added to a toluene (10 ml) solution of methyl succinamate (1.7 g). The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 4 hours, cooled, and then concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1) to obtain the entitled compound (400 mg) as an oily substance.

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