Dimethyl malonate → HCID 67239285, compound

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Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.104 g, 0.113 mmol), tri-(tert-butyl)phosphonium tetrafluoroborate (65.8 mg, 0.227 mmol) and sodium hydride (295 mg, 60% dispersion in mineral oil) were charged into a flask under an argon atmosphere. (3-Bromophenyl)acetic acid methyl ester (1.30 g, 5.67 mmol) was dissolved in THF (10 ml) and added to the mixture. Subsequently, dimethyl malonate (0.995 g, 7.37 mmol) was added and the mixture stirred under reflux overnight. The mixture was filtered over a small plug of silica gel, evaporated to dryness and the residue purified by silica gel chromatography (HEP/EA gradient) to yield 0.704 g of the title compound.

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