Triethylamine → Methyl 4-[(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)oxy]-4-oxobutanoate

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To a solution of 1-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione (1.23 mL, 10 mmol) in ethyl acetate (50 mL) was added 3-chlorocarbonyl-propionic acid methyl ester (1.15 g, 10 mmol). The mixture was cooled in an ice bath. Triethylamine (1.4 mL, 10 mmol) was added dropwise. The resulting suspension was stirred for 10 min in an ice bath and for 5 min without ice bath. The white solid was removed by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate (3×3 mL). The filtrate was concentrated to a white solid (2.32 g).

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