Ethyl Nicotinate → HCID 13958012, compound

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To a solution of 2.1 g (0.090 mole) of sodium metal in 100 ml of ethanol, was added 10.0 g (0.075 mole) of 2-oxindole, followed by 13.6 g (0.090 mole) of ethyl nicotinate. The resulting slurry was heated under reflux for 3 hours and then the mixture was cooled and filtered. The residue was discarded, and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo. The residue thus obtained was dissolved in ca. 150 ml of water, and the aqueous solution was washed with chloroform. To the aqueous solution was then added 5.8 ml of glacial acetic acid and the resulting mixture was cooled in an ice-bath. The solid was recovered by filtration and recrystallized from ethanol to give 3.3 g of the title compound as yellow needles, m.p. 169°-170° C.

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