Potassium Carbonate → HCID 57831397, compound

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A solution of 1.70 g (3.38 mmol, 75% pure) of methyl 4-{7-cyano-3-[2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)vinyl]-heptyl}benzoate in 20 ml of dry acetonitrile is mixed with 1.53 g (7.76 mmol) of 4-(tert-butyl)benzyl bromide and 1.4 g (10.13 mmol) of anhydrous potassium carbonate and heated under reflux for 12 hours. The mixture is then filtered and the filtrate is concentrated to dryness. The resulting crude product is taken up on silica gel and purified by flash chromatography (mobile phase: cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 10:1). 1700 mg (3.12 mmol, 96% purity, 92% of theory) of an oil are obtained.

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