Acetic Acid → Diethyl 4-oxo-4H-quinolizine-1,3-dicarboxylate

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To a solution of sodium ethoxide (sodium, 151 mg) in ethanol (20 ml) was added ethyl pyrid-2-ylacetate (1 ml) at room temperature and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at the same temperature. To the mixture was added diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate (1.33 ml) at room temperature and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. To the mixture was added acetic acid (0.75 ml) at room temperature and the precipitate was filtered and washed with water to give 1,3-diethoxycarbonyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (896 mg).

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