Urea → 4-Oxo-1,4-dihydro-pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester

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A mixture of dimethyl 3-oxopentanedioate (12 g, 69 mmol), CH(OEt)3 (15.1 g, 100 mmol) and urea (6 g, 100 mmol) in xylene (25 mL) was heated to reflux for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and the precipitate was filtered, washed with xylene and DCM to afford the title compound as white solid (yield 82.3%).

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