Toluene → HCID 178469351, compound

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To a mixture of diethyl oxalacetate sodium salt (10.5 g, 50 mmol), acetic acid (100 mL) and toluene (50 mL) was added an aqueous solution (50 mL) of (2-methylphenyl)hydrazine hydrochloride (7.93 g, 50 mmol) under stirring at room temperature, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hr. After cooling, the reaction mixture was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine, dried, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=10/1-3/1) to give yellow crystals. This product was dissolved in acetic acid (36 mL), and the mixture was heated under reflux for 2 hr. After cooling, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and recrystallized from hexane-ethyl acetate to give the title compound (2.69 g, yield 22%) as colorless crystals.

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