Diethyl Malonate → HCID 59464079, compound

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4-(1,4-Dioxaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl)phenyl 4-methylbenzenesulphonate (2.05 g, 5.27 mmol) was stirred with 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (Xphos) (502 mg, 1.05 mmol) and caesium carbonate (5.15 g, 15.81 mmol) in toluene (40 mL) at room temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was degassed several times then palladium(II) acetate (95 mg, 0.42 mmol) was added, followed by diethyl malonate (0.96 mL, 6.324 mmol). The mixture was heated under reflux for 40 h then was filtered through diatomaceous earth and concentrated by evaporation. The residue was adsorbed onto silica and purified by chromatography eluting with 0-40% EtOAc/isohexane to give the title compound (294 mg, 15%) as an oil; 1H NMR δ 1.18 (6H, t), 1.58-1.71 (4H, m), 1.75 (4H, t), 2.56 (1H, t), 3.89 (4H, q), 4.08-4.20 (4H, m), 4.88 (1H, s), 7.15-7.29 (4H, m); MS m/e MH+ 377.

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