(4-Carboxybutyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide → 6-(1,4-Dimethoxy-3-methylnaphthalen-2-yl)hex-5-enoic acid

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To a suspension of 1 g of 1,4-dimethoxy-3-methylnaphthalene-2-carbaldehyde and 3.85 g of (4-carboxybutyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide in 2.5% t-BuOH/toluene at 60° C. was added 1.95 g of potassium t-butoxide. The mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 30 min, extracted with 1N NaOH, and washed with toluene. The aqueous layer was neutralized with iN HCl until pH 4-5, then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed, dried, and concentrated, then the trsidue was purified with column chromatography over silica gel using n-hexane/ethyl acetate (2/1) as an eluent to give 0.9 g of the titled compound as an oil.

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