Sodium Dithionite → Ethyl 2-amino-2-cyanoacetate

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To a stirred solution of (E)-ethyl 2-cyano-2-(hydroxyimino)acetate (20 g, 0.14 mol) in water (250 mL) was added a saturated solution of NaHCO3 in water (160 mL), followed by the addition of Na2S2O4 (60 g, 0.423 mol). The reaction mixture was warmed up to 35° C. and stirred for additional 2 hr. It was then saturated with NaCl (150 g) and extracted with DCM (3×350 mL). Combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give ethyl 2-amino-2-cyanoacetate as a red oil (7.8 g, 43%) that was used at the next step without additional purification. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ (ppm): 4.45 (s, 1H), 4.34 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.36 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z: 129 [M+H+].

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