Dimethyl malonate → HCID 66757258, compound

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Small portions of NaH (60%, 7.92 g, 198 mmol) are added to a solution of dimethyl malonate (22.6 ml, 198 mmol) in DMSO (100 mL) at 0° C. The ice bath is removed and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The solution is rechilled to 0° C. and a solution of 2-bromo-1-phenyl-hexan-1-one (2-1) (16.8 g, 66 mmol) in DMSO (50 mL) is added slowly. The ice bath is removed and the mixture stirred overnight. Water (500 mL) is added and the mixture is extracted with EtOAc (4×150 mL). The combined extracts are washed with brine (300 mL), dried (Na2SO4), and evaporated, to provide the product as a light yellow oil. LC-MS (M+1) 307. 1H NMR (δ, CDCl3) 7.98-8.02 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.60 (m,3H), 4.18-4.28 (m, 1H), 4.03-4.12 (m, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.6.1 (s, 3H), 1.55-1.63 (m, 2H), 1.02-1.20 (m, 4H), 0.76 (t, J=0.72 Hz, 3H).

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