Ethyl methanesulfonylacetate → Ethyl 3-dimethylamino-2-methylsulphonylacrylate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

6.65 g (40 mmol) of ethyl methanesulphonylacetate and 5.72 g (48 mmol) of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal are admixed and heated at 85° C. overnight. The solution is concentrated using a rotary evaporator, and the solid is comminuted with cyclohexane and filtered off with suction.

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