2-Acetylpyridine → 2-Hydroxy-4-oxo-4-pyridin-2-ylbutyric acid ethyl ester

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A mixture of ethyl glyoxalate (3.060 g, 30.000 mmol) (6.2 mL of a 50% solution in toluene) and 2-acetylpyridine (3.630 g, 30.000 mmol) was heated in an oil bath at 135° C. for 16 hours. The crude residue after removal of toluene was purified by column chromatography. The pure 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4-pyridin-2-ylbutyric acid ethyl ester was isolated in 44% yield (2.910 g, 13.000 mmol).

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