Tert-Butylamine → 3-Tert-butylamino-4-(2-hydroxy-6-methyl-phenylamino)-cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione

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3-Ethoxy-4-(2-hydroxy-6-methyl-phenylamino)-cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione (0.4 g, 1.62mmol) in t-butylamine (4.8mL) and dichloromethane (4.8mL) was allowed to stand at room temperature for 7 days. The slurry was filtered, rinsed with ethyl acetate, and dried. Chromatography with 10% methanol in dichloromethane, followed by trituration with 5% ethyl acetate in hexane gave 3-tert-butylamino-4-(2-hydroxy-6-methyl-phenylamino)-cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione, 0.18 g (0.66 mmol, 41%).

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