2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone → HCID 19902832, compound

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A mixture of the above oxonicotinate (2.7 g, 13.7 mmol) and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) in 100 ml of dioxane is heated to reflux overnight, after which the dioxane is removed by rotoevaporation. The residue is dissolved in chloroform and extracted with sat. sodium bicarbonate. The organic fraction is washed with brine and dried and the solvent is removed. The resulting solid is triturated with small volumes of ether/hexane. The solid left undissolved is dried to give ethyl 1,6-dihydro-2-ethyl-6-oxonicotinate.

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