Sodium hydride → 7-[2-Oxo-6-((E)-3-oxo-oct-1-enyl)-piperidin-1-yl]-heptanoic acid methyl ester

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Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil, 15 mg, 0.37 mmol) was added to a solution of dimethyl 2-oxoheptylphosphonate (87 mg, 0.33 mmol) in THF (2 mL) at 0° C. After 10 min at 0° C., the solution was allowed to warm to rt. After 1 h at rt, the solution was recooled to 0° C. and 7-(2-formyl-6-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)-heptanoic acid methyl ester (crude from previous reaction, ˜0.37 mmol) in THF (2 mL) was added via cannula. The reaction was allowed to warm to rt. After 17 h at rt, the reaction was quenched with acetic acid (50% aqueous, 20 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×20 mL). The combined organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (20 mL) and brine (20 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2→2% MeOH/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 128 mg (95%) of the title compound.

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