Ethyl cyanoacetate → 2-Oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbonitrile

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To a solution of o-aminobenzaldehyde (Sigma) (5.80 g, 48 mmol) in 250 mL of EtOH was added ethyl cyanoacetate (Aldrich) (6.20 mL, 58 mmol) followed by piperidine (Aldrich) (1.4 mL, 14 mmol) at RT. The reaction was heated at 75° C. for 15 h then cooled to RT. The solid was filtered, washed with EtOH and dried in vacuo to give a pale yellow crystalline solid. MS m/z: 171 (M+1); 169 (M−1).

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