Potassium Iodide → Diethyl 4-cyanobenzylacetamidomalonate

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Suspend diethylacetamidomalonate (44 g, 0.203 mol), alpha-bromo-p-toluonitrile (40 g, 0.204 mol), potassium iodide (10 g) in dioxane (400 mL) and add a solution of sodium ethoxide (4.6 g of sodium in 200 mL of dry ethanol). Heat under reflux the mixture for 3-4 hours and let stay overnight. Pour the mixture on ice (2 L), filtrate the precipitate, wash with water and dry on lyophyliser. Recrystallize from methanol, to give diethyl 4-cyanobenzylacetamidomalonate as white crystals (61 g, 91%).

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