2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone → Diethyl 2,6-diisopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate

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3.8 g (16.4 mmol) of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone is added to a solution of 6.6 g (16.4 mmol) of 1,4-dihydro-2,6-diisopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid diethylester in 200 ml of analysis grade methylene chloride, and the mixture is then stirred for 1 h at room temperature. After this, it is drawn off by suction over diatomaceous earth, and the methylene chloride phase is extracted 3 times with 100 ml of water each time and dried on magnesium sulfate. After concentrating in a vacuum, the residue is chromatographed on a column (100 g of silica gel, 70-230 mesh, diameter 3.5 cm, with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether 1:9).

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