Ethyl Propionate → HCID 67828441, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of diisopropylamine (1.19 g, 11.9 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (20 ml), at -40° C. under dry nitrogen was added a solution of n-butyllithium in hexane (2.5M; 4.76 ml, 11.9 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 0.5 hours, whilst being allowed to warm to room temperature, then cooled to -70° C. before dropwise addition of a solution of ethyl propanoate (1.19 ml, 10 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (20 ml), at such a rate that the temperature did not exceed -65° C. After a further 10 minutes, a solution of N-(trimethylsilyl)cinnamaldimine [prepared by the addition of trans cinnamaldehyde (1.32 g, 10 mmol) to a solution of lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide in tetrahydrofuran (1M; 10 ml, 10 mmol) under dry nitrogen at room temperature] was added, again maintaining the internal temperature at <65° C., and stirring was continued for 15 minutes at -70° C. before removal of the cooling bath.

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