Ammonia → 3-cyclopropylmethyl 5-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl] 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate

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A mixture of 13.0 g (75 mmol) of 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl acetoacetate, 21.7 g (75 mmol) of cyclopropylmethyl 2-(3-nitrobenzylidene)-acetoacetate, 6.0 ml of 28% aqueous ammonia and 70 ml of ethanol was stirred at the reflux temperature for 7 hours, and then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel column and crystallized from ethyl ether to afford 3-cyclopropylmethyl 5-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl] 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate (14.1 g, 42.3%) as yellow crystals.

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