PRODUCTION OF DIALKOXYACETIC ACID ESTER COMPOUND

    公开(公告)号:JPS6248648A

    公开(公告)日:1987-03-03

    申请号:JP19067585

    申请日:1985-08-28

    Abstract: PURPOSE:To obtain the titled compound useful as a synthetic intermediate for 1,4-dihydropyridine compound which is useful as a medicine, under mild condition in high yield in single step reaction, by using glyoxylic acid as a starting compound and reacting the acid with an ortho ester. CONSTITUTION:Glyoxylic acid of formula or its salt is used as a starting compound and is made to react with an ortho ester of formula II (R is lower alkyl or lower alkoxy-lower alkyl) in a non-aqueous solvent such as methanol under moderate heating or heating at about the boiling point of the solvent to obtain the objective compound of formula III. The amount of the compound of formula II is preferably 3-5mol, especially about 4mol per 1mol of the compound of formula I. the above reaction is carried out preferably in the presence of a catalyst such as hydrogen chloride, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, methanesulfonic acid, etc. The amount of the acid is between catalytic amount and 2mol, preferably about 0.1mol per 1mol of glyoxylic acid used as a raw material.

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