3-Nitrobenzaldehyde → Diethyl 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-3,5-pyridine-dicarboxylate

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3-Nitrobenzaldehyde (3.0 g, 20 mmoles), ethyl 3-amino-2-butenoate (2.6 g, 20 mmoles) and ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-oxobutanoate (2.92 ml, 20 mmoles) were heated at reflux in ethanol (25 ml) for 6 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue crystallised by the addition of ether/petroleum ether (60°-80°). The resulting solid was recrystallised from ether/petroleum ether (60°-80°) to give the title compound as colourless crystals (1.9 g) mp 120°-1°.

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