Sodium Carbonate → dimethyl N-butenoylaminoterephthalate

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110 mg of butylpyrocatechol (as a polymerization inhibitor) and 180 g of dry Na2CO3 (anhydrous) are added to 167.4 g (0.8 mol) of dimethyl aminoterephthalate in 3 1 of acetone. 89 g (0.85 mol) of vinylacetyl chloride are added dropwise to this mixture at 35°-40 ° C. in the course of 20 minutes and the mixture is then boiled under reflux for 4 hours. The filtered solution is concentrated to 1 1 and the concentrate is crystallized in the cold. The crystals of dimethyl N-butenoylaminoterephthalate isolated are recrystallized once from 1.2 1 of methanol and then from a mixture of 426 ml of ethyl acetate and 344 ml of methanol.

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