Water → HCID 59019312, compound

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Reaction Steps

Add sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (3 mL, 6 mmol, 2M solution in THF) to a solution of 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol (528 mg, 6 mmol) in anhydrous 1,4-dioxane. Stir until the suspension becomes homogenous. Then add a solution of 4-cyanobenzyl bromide (980 mg, 5 mmol) in anhydrous 1,4-dioxane (3 mL). Heat the mixture in a microwave oven at 100° C. for 30 min. Cool to room temperature, add water (50 mL) and extract with EtOAc (3×50 mL). Dry the combined organic extracts over MgSO4, and concentrate in vacuo. Purify the crude mixture by chromatography on silica gel eluting with isohexane/EtOAc (95:5 to 1:1 gradient) to obtain the desired intermediate (811 mg, 80%).

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