Toluene → HCID 46193183, compound

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A solution of 50.0 mg (76.8 μmol) of (3S,6R,7S,8S)-3,7-bis-(tert-butyl-dimethyl-silanyloxy)-4,4,6,8-tetramethyl-5-oxo-dec-9-enoic acid (Z)-(S)-1-acetyl-4-methyl-hepta-3,6-dienyl ester in 200 ml toluene was heated at reflux. 10.8 mg (11.5 μmol) of [RuCl2(PCy3)(ImH2Mes)(3-phenyl-indenylidene)] was added and the resulting yellowish solution stirred at reflux. After 30 min, a 50 ml sample was evaporated to dryness and to remove residual toluene, redissolved in 25 ml ethanol and evaporated to dryness to yield the title compound with 80% purity (HPLC method described in Example 4).

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