Sodium hydride → {4-[(R)-2-Oxo-6-((E)-3-oxo-4-phenyl-but-1-enyl)-piperidin-1-yl]-but-2-ynyloxy}-acetonitrile

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Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil, 18 mg, 0.45 mmol) was added to a solution of dimethyl 2-oxo-3-phenylpropylphosphonate (110 mg, 0.45 mmol) in THF (1.5 mL) at 0° C. After 1 h at 0° C., a solution of [4-((R)-2-formyl-6-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)-but-2-ynyloxy]-acetonitrile (0.50 mmol, crude from step 5) in THF (1.5 mL) was added via cannula. The reaction was allowed to warm to rt. After 18 h at rt, the reaction was quenched with aqueous acetic acid (50%, 10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×20 mL). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (25 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash column chromatography on silica gel (10%→40% EtOAc/CH2Cl2, gradient) afforded 75 mg (48%) of the title compound.

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