Lithium hydride → HCID 3007321, compound

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A solution of 16.1 g (0.126 m) of 3,5-heptanedione in 50 ml of dimethylformamide was added during 15 minutes to a stirred suspension of 1.2 g of lithium hydride in 100 ml of dimethylformamide. The mixture was stirred one hour at room temperature and then a solution of 27.6 g (0.0619 m) of 1,4-bis-(3-iodopropyloxy)benzene in 100ml of dimethylformaide was added. The reaction mixture was heated at 60°-70° C. for about 16 hours and then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was distilled to remove volatiles (150° C., 0.05 mm) and chromatographed on 400 g of silica with chloroform:acetonitrile 95:5. The product was distilled at 250° C. (0.02 mm) and crystallized from ether to give 4.4 g of 1,4-bis(4,4-dipropionylbutyloxy)benzene, m.p. 57°-58° C.

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