Pyridoxal hydrochloride → Ethyl 3-(3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-4-pyridyl)acrylate hydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

To a suspension of 10.0 g of pyridoxal hydrochloride in 400 ml of ethanol, 17.2 g of (carbethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane is added under cooling in an ice-water bath, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 17 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated to half in volume and cooled in an ice-water bath. The precipitate is collected and washed with a small amount of cold ethanol to give 3.2 g of ethyl 3-(3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-4-pyridyl)acrylate hydrochloride.

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