Diethyl Oxalate → HCID 21509105, compound

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Reaction Steps

By following the procedures outlined in Examples 1 and 3, 3,4-diethoxyphenylacetonitrile is reacted with diethyl oxalate in alcoholic sodium ethoxide solution to give ethyl 3-cyano-3-(3',4'-diethoxyphenyl)pyruvate. This compound is similarly reacted with 3,4-diethoxyphenylacetonitrile which results in the formation of 2,5-di-(3',4'-diethoxyphenyl)-3,4-dioxoadiponitrile. The latter is refluxed with water, acetic acid and sulfuric acid to give 3,4,3',4'-tetraethoxypulvinic acid which is treated with acetic anhydride to give the corresponding acid lactone.

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