Dimethylformamide → HCID 57428852, compound

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Reaction Steps

Trithiocarbonate (0.644 g, 2.15 mmol) from step (i) was added to a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (0.165 g, 0.412 mmol) in benzene (2.0 mL). Then, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile (0.320 g, 1.96 mmol) was added as a solution in benzene (2.0 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 min then DMF (2.0 mL) was added slowly. After addition was complete the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min and then allowed to cool to ambient temperature before being partitioned between H2O and Et2O. The aqueous layer was separated and washed with two additional portions of Et2O, then acidified with aqueous 2 N HCl. The acidic aqueous layer was then extracted with two portions of EtOAc, which were combined, washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography, eluting with a gradient of 25-100% EtOAc/hexanes to afford the product as a yellow solid (0.20 g, 0.60 mmol, 31% yield). MS (M−H)− 332.

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