Citric Acid → 4-[4-(2,4-Dioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-benzaldehyde

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To a solution of 52 (5.35 g, 24 mmol) in DMF (150 mL) was added 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (3.00 g, 24 mmol) and Cs2CO3 (20 g, 62 mmol) and the mixture was heated to 100° C. for 2 h. The mixture was poured over vigorously stirring 10% citric acid (200 mL) and ethyl acetate (200 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (300 mL), brine (300 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was triturated in hexanes-ethyl acetate (2:1) to yield a white solid (5.15 g, 65%). 1H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 12.07 (bs, 1H), 9.92 (s, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.12 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.09 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H) 4.94 (dd, J=8.4 and 4.4 Hz, 1H), 3.41 (dd, J=14.4 and 4.4 Hz, 1H), 3.17 (dd, J=14.4 and 9.2 Hz, 1H).

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