Diethyl Ether → Ethyl 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate

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A mixture of malonic acid bis(2,4,6-trichloro-phenyl)ester (13.3 g, 0.03 mol) and ethyl 3-aminocrotonate (3.87 g, 0.03 mol) in bromobenzene (25 mL) is heated at 155° C. for 30 minutes. The mixture is cooled to room temperature. Ethyl acetate (50 mL) and ether (50 mL) are added. The solid is collected and purified by filtration through a short silica gel column (25% ethyl acetate/ether) to give 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. 1H NMR: (CDCl3) 5.85 (s, 1H), 4.38 (q, 2H), 2.68 (s, 3H), 1.39 (t, 3H).

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