1-Ethylpiperidine-2,4-dione → 1-Ethyl-3-methoxymethylenepiperidine-2,4-dione

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Added to 8.3 g of 1-ethylpiperidine-2,4-dione were 11 g of methyl orthoformate and 20 ml of acetic anhydride. The resultant mixture was refluxed for 7 hours. After allowing the reaction mixture to cool down, excess methyl orthoformate and acetic anydride were distilled off under reduced pressure. The brown residue was distilled under reduced pressure in a Kugelroll apparatus (0.5 mmHg; bath temperature: 200°-250° C.) to obtain 2.7 g of 1-ethyl-3-methoxymethylenepiperidine-2,4-dione as crystals (yield: 25%). The crystals were recrystallized from a mixed solvent of ethyl acetate and hexane to obtain needles.

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