Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 2-(1-ethoxyethylideneamino)acetate

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17.140 g (0.123 mol) of aminoacetic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride and 15.175 g (0.123 mol, 1 eq) of acetimidic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride were stirred in solution in 300 mL ice cold water. 200 mL diethyl ether and then 16.97 g (0.123 mol, 1 eq) K2CO3 were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 10 minutes. The organic phase was separated and dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to dryness to yield to 15.229 g (72%) of (1-ethoxy-ethylideneamino)-acetic acid ethyl ester as a light yellow oil.

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