Methyl 3-aminocrotonate → 2-Methyl-6-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-nicotinic Acid Methyl Ester

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4.59 g (16.3 mmol) of the above prepared 3-dimethylamino-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-propan-1-one hydrochloride and 1.86 g (1.0 eq.) of 3-aminocrotonic acid methyl ester were dissolved in 50 ml of AcOH and heated to reflux for 4 h. After cooling, the bulk of the solvent was evaporated in vacuum, the residue dissolved in AcOEt, and washed with water and brine. Drying over sodium sulfate, evaporation of the solvents and flash chromatography (SiO2, hexane/AcOEt=8/2) delivered finally 2.40 g of the title compound as light yellow waxy solid.

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