[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]=1[CH2:9][C:10]([O:12][CH3:13])=[O:11].C1COCC1.C([N-]C(C)C)(C)C.[Li+].[CH2:27](Br)[C:28]1[CH:33]=[CH:32][CH:31]=[CH:30][CH:29]=1>CCCCCCC.C1COCC1>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]=1[CH:9]([CH2:27][C:28]1[CH:33]=[CH:32][CH:31]=[CH:30][CH:29]=1)[C:10]([O:12][CH3:13])=[O:11]
A 500 mL round-bottom flask is charged with methyl 2-(2-methoxyphenyl)acetate (8.496 g, 47 mmol, 1 eq) and THF (200 mL). The homogeneous mixture is cooled to 0° C. in an ice bath. Lithium diisopropyl amide (23.5 mL of a 2.0M solution in heptane/THF) is added, maintaining a temperature less than 3° C. The reaction is stirred 45 minutes at this reduced temperature. Benzyl bromide (5.6 mL, 47 mmol, 1 eq) is added dropwise. The reaction is allowed to gradually warm to room temperature and is stirred for 18 hours. The reaction is quenched with 1N HCl and extracted 3 times with equal portions of EtOAc. The combined extracts are washed with H2O and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. The residue is purified over silica to afford 4.433 g (35%) of the desired compound. ESI+ MS 293 (M+Na).
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