Toluene → HCID 10222746, compound

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Acid 18a (927 mg, 3.26 mmol) was stirred in oxalyl chloride (5 mL) at room temperature for 2 minutes and dry toluene (4 mL) was added to facilitate stirring. After 1 h, the mixture was concentrated. Ethanol (10 mL) and triethylamine (1.35 mL) were added and the dark yellow mixture was stirred overnight. The mixture was then concentrated and partitioned between ethyl acetate (25 mL) and water (25 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (20 mL) and the combined aqueous layers were extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL). The combined organic layers were dried with Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to yield 18c as an oil. Purification by flash chromatography (4/1 CH2Cl2/MeOH) yielded 18c (136 mg) as a yellow oil. The structure was confirmed by 1H NMR and LC/MS. (Esters 18d, 18e, and 18f were similarly prepared.)

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