Water → Diethyl 2-(5-hexenyl)-2-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentyl)malonate

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A solution of diethyl 2-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentyl)malonate (4.0 g, 12.5 mmol) in dimethyl sulfoxide (30 ml) was cooled to 10° C. To this solution, 60% sodium hydride (600 mg, 15 mmol) was added, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. 6-Bromo-1-hexene (2.5 ml, 18.75 mmol) was slowly added dropwise to the reaction mixture, followed by stirring for 3 hours at room temperature. Water was added to the reaction mixture, which was then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After distilling off the solvent, the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane=1/9) to give diethyl 2-(5-hexenyl)-2-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentyl)malonate (3.86 g, Yield 77%).

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