Potassium Carbonate → diethyl 3,4-dihydro-7-(3-phenoxypropoxy)-8-propyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2,2-dipropanoate

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A mixture of 370 mg (0.941 mmol) of the title product of Example 44, 243 mg (1.13 mmol) of 1-bromo-3-phenoxypropane, and 273 mg (1.98 mmol) of anhydrous potassium carbonate in 10 ml of dimethylformamide was stirred overnight at room temperature. Thereafter, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The aqueous layer was separated, acidified with 3N hydrochloric acid, and the layers reshaken. The aqueous layer was further extracted with two portions of ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The title compound (185 mg) was obtained after chromatography on silica gel using 20% ethyl acetate/hexane as eluent.

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