Dimethyl malonate → HCID 18626507, compound

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A solution of 2.6 g (0.1124 g-atom) of Na in 50 mL of MeOH was treated with 12.9 mL (0.1124 mol) of dimethyl malonate and allowed to stir for 45 minutes. This was then treated dropwise with 24.17 g (0.1124 mol) of 3-methoxy-4-methylbenzyl bromide and the solution heated at reflux overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue taken up in EtOAc. This was washed with 6% HCl, H2O, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl. Drying over MgSO4 and removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave 28.54 g (95.5% yield) of the product as a pale yellow oil. The structure was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy.

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