Pyridine N-Oxide → 4-[2-(2-Ethoxycarbonyl-ethyl)-3-(6-oxo-hexyl)-phenoxy]-butyric acid ethyl ester

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4-[3-(6-Bromo-hexyl)-2-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-ethyl)-phenoxy]-butyric acid ethyl ester (10.0 g, 21.2 mmol), pyridine N-oxide (10.06 g, 106 mmol), and sodium bicarbonate (10.0 g, 119 mmol) were heated at reflux with vigorous stirring in toluene (100 mL) for 24 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered. The filtrate was then concentrated under reduced pressure and the crude material was purified by column chromatography using 30% ethyl acetate-hexanes as eluant to give the title compound (7.0 g, 81%) as an oil.

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