Ethyl chloroacetate → 3-(3-Benzyl-4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylideneamino)-4-ethylaminobenzonitrile

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To a solution of 1-benzyl-3-(5-cyano-2-ethylaminophenyl)thiourea (1.0 g, 3.2 mmol) in ethanol (40 mL, anhyd) was added ethyl chloroacetate (0.39 g, 3.2 mmol) and then DBU (0.58 g, 3.8 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. with stirring. After 1 h the reaction mixture was cooled, concentrated under reduced pressure, and chromatographed (silica gel, 1:1 EtOAc/Hex) to afford the title product (0.98 g, 87%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.38 (6H, m), 7.11 (1H, d), 6.50 (1H, d), 5.05 (2H, s), 3.96 (2H, s), 3.01 (2K, m), 1.03 (3H, t).

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