Water → 5-(5-(6-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-4-yloxy)pentyloxy)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one

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6-Trifluoromethyl-quinolin-4-ol (0.23 g, 1.08 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (3 mL). Cs2CO3 (0.35 g, 1.08 mmol) was added at RT and the mixture was stirred for 10 min. A solution of 5-(5-bromo-pentyloxy)-2-hydroxymethyl-pyran-4-one 10 (0.30 g, 1.03 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added via syringe. This mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 1 h. Water (10 mL) was added and the mixture extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL), washed with water (3×50 mL), brine (3×50 mL) dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica using as eluent (CH2Cl2:MeOH)=90:10. 5-(5-(6-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-4-yloxy)pentyloxy)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one 11 was obtained (93 mg, 21% yield) as a yellow oil.

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