Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 2-{[4-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-nitrophenyl]hydrazono}propanoate

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To a mixture of 4-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-nitroaniline (15.0 g), 6N hydrochloric acid (59 mL) and acetonitrile (50 mL) was added dropwise an aqueous solution (50 mL) of sodium nitrite (4.88 g) at 5-10° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 5-10° C. for 1.5 hr. This mixture was added to a mixture of ethyl 2-methylacetoacetate (11.2 g), 85% potassium hydroxide (23.8 g), ethanol (50 mL) and water (50 mL) at 10-20° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 10° C. for 10 min, water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. The obtained residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography, and eluted with hexane-ethyl acetate (4:1-2:1, volume ratio) to give the title compound (1.39 g, yield 6%) as orange crystals.

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