Dimethylformamide → Ethyl 2-[4-(4-ethoxycarbonyl-1-oxabutyl)phenyl]-4,5,6,7-tetramethoxy-2-indancarboxylate

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Sodium hydride (60% oily, 9.8 mg, 0.244 mmols) was added to a DMF (2 ml) solution of ethyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetramethoxy-2-indancarboxylate (81.5 mg, 0.203 mmols), with cooling with ice. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and ethyl 4-bromobutyrate (0.0600 ml, 0.406 mmols) was dropwise added thereto at room temperature, and stirring was continued for 3 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture, which was then extracted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was washed with water and a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, and then dried. The solvent was evaporated out, and the resulting crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=10:1 to 5:1) to obtain the entitled compound (85.1 mg) as an oil.

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