Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 11617066, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of Meldrum's acid (5.0 g, 35 mmol) in anhydrous THF (25 mL) was added cautiously to a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (95%, 960 mg, 38 mmol) in anhydrous THF (25 mL). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. A solution of 2,4′-dibromoacetophenone (11.6 g, 42 mmol) in anhydrous THF (25 mL) was added dropwise, and the resultant solution was stirred at room temperature for 16-24 hrs (TLC control). The reaction mixture was poured into water (50 mL), acidified to pH 2-3 with 0.5N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The combined extract was washed with water, brine, dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Trituration and filtration from MeOH afforded the title compound as a white solid (6.56 g).

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