[CH2:1]([C:4]([CH2:13][C:14]#[CH:15])(C(OC)=O)[C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6])[C:2]#[CH:3].[Cl-].[Na+]>CS(C)=O.O.COC(C)(C)C>[CH2:1]([CH:4]([CH2:13][C:14]#[CH:15])[C:5]([O:7][CH3:8])=[O:6])[C:2]#[CH:3]Dimethyl 2,2-di(2-propynyl)malonate (71 g) was treated to a Krapcho decarboxylation by heating at 170° C. with with sodium chloride (25 g) and water (23 ml) in dimethylsulfoxide (341 ml). After 15 hr, the solution was cooled and diluted with water and t-butyl methyl ether and extacted. The organic layer was washed with water (4×), brine, and then dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent removal afforded a liquid which was distilled, collecting the title compound at 109° C. (28 mm Hg).
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