Chlorine → HCID 19604208, compound

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This compound was also obtained in 28 percent yield by chlorinating 5-succinoyl-2-pyridone methyl ester (obtained analogously to Example 7 from 5-succinoyl-2-pyridone and methanol/sulfuric acid) using chlorine in methanol. The main product obtained (70 percent yield) was methyl 4-(3,5-dichloro-2-methoxy-6-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-3-yl)-4-oxobutyrate, which was characterized by the following data:

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