Sodium hydride → Ethyl 2-[(2'-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-3-oxohexanoate

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a suspension of sodium hydride (60% in oil, 19.1 g) in tetrahydrofuran (500 ml) was added a solution of ethyl 3-oxohexanoate (116 g) in tetrahydrofuran (500 ml) dropwise at room temperature. After being stirred at room temperature for 30 min, 4′-(bromomethyl)-biphenyl-2-carbonitrile (100 g) was added to the mixture and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 hr. Ethyl acetate and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution were added to the mixture. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were successively washed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound as a pale yellow oil (129 g, 100%).

Provenance & Evidence