Sodium hydride → {4-[(R)-2-Oxo-6-((E)-3-oxo-4-phenyl-but-1-enyl)-piperidin-1-yl]-butoxy}-acetic acid methyl ester

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Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil, 14 mg, 0.35 mmol) was added to a solution of dimethyl 2-oxo-3-phenylpropylphosphonate (83 mg, 0.34 mmol) in THF (1.0 mL) at 0° C. After 1 h at 0° C., [4-((R)-2-formyl-6-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)-butoxy]-acetic acid methyl ester (94 mg, 0.35 mmol) in THF (1 mL) was added via cannula. The reaction was allowed to warm to rt. After 22 h at rt, the reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×15 mL). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (20 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (30%→50% EtOAc/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 42 mg (31%) of the title compound.

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