Diethyl Malonate → HCID 70559053, compound

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To a suspension of NaH (151 g, 88 mmol) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (40 mL) at 0° C. was added diethyl malonate (10.3 g, 64.3 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. A solution of 4-fluoro-2-methoxy-1-nitrobenzene (10 g, 58.5 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at 90° C. overnight. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 mL). The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with a gradient of 1/20 to 1/10 ethyl acetate/petroleum ether to afford the title compound.

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