Sodium Chloride → Methyl 3-oxo-7,11-dimethyl-dodeca-6,10-dienoate

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24 g (0.55M) of sodium hydride (55% dispersion in mineral oil) were added at 20° under nitrogen to a solution of 135 g (1.5M) of dimethylcarbonate in 500 ml of a mixture of toluene/N-methylpyrrolidone (9:1). The obtained mixture was heated to reflux (bath temperature 100°) then, during 1 h, there was added a solution of 0.5M of geranylacetone in 135 g (1.5M) of dimethylcarbonate, where upon the resulting reaction mixture was kept refluxing during 10 min. It was finally poured into a 10% aqueous solution of NH4Cl saturated with NaCl. An ether extraction, followed by the usual work up of the combined organic extracts and fractional distillation gave methyl 3-oxo-7,11-dimethyl-dodeca-6,10-dienoate.

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