Propionyl chloride → HCID 15156825, compound

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A solution of 8.11 g (50 mmol) of 1-phenylvinyl acetate (prepared as described in Example 1) in 80 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was placed in a 500 ml round bottomed flask and cooled to −75°. A solution of 6.16 g (55 mmol) of potassium tert-butylate in 60 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was slowly added (40′) and the mixture was stirred for 1 h at −75°. A solution of propionyl chloride (55 mmol) in 20 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was slowly added (20′) and, after 2 h at −75°, the cooling bath was removed and 60 ml of a saturated solution of NaHCO3 was rapidly added. The temperature rose rapidly to −10° and the mixture was extracted with ether. After usual workup, the product was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, pentane/ether 8/2), bulb-to-bulb distillation and preparative GC using a 1.2 m×6 mm column loaded with 10% SE-30 on Supelcoport® 80–100 mesh, vector gas: helium at 30 ml/min. The product was obtained in 14% yield.

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