Trifluoroacetic acid → Methyl 2-(3-(dimethylcarbamoyl)-4-nitrophenyl)acetate

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The 2-(3-dimethylcarbamoyl-4-nitrophenyl)malonic acid tert-butyl ester methyl ester (1.22 g) obtained in Example 2b) was dissolved in dichloromethane (10 mL), and the solution was cooled to 0° C. After addition of trifluoroacetic acid (10 mL), the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours, and concentrated, followed by azeotropic distillation with toluene. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with ethyl acetate:hexane=3:1 to give the title compound (712 mg).

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