Oxalic Acid → HCID 86698213, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of [2-(2-aminoethyl)-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl]acetonitrile (6.5 g, 29.5 mmol) and ethyl acrylate (3.9 ml, 36 mmol, 1.2 eq.) in 120 mL of ethanol is stirred for 20 hours at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture is subjected to drying in vacuo; then the crude reaction mixture is taken up in a mixture of ethyl acetate (133 mL) and ethanol (13 mL) and is heated at reflux in the presence of oxalic acid (2.52 g, 28 mmol, 0.95 eq.). Precipitation from the mixture occurs during contact at reflux. After returning to ambient temperature, the mixture is filtered and washed with 19 ml of ethyl acetate to obtain a white powder (9 g) corresponding to the title compound.

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