Triethylamine → Ethyl 4-(3-(2,6-dimethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)-4-oxo-2-butenoate

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Triethylamine (5.95 g, 58.9 mmol) was added to a solution of Ethyl 4-(3-(2,6-dimethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)-4-oxo-3-bromo-butyrate (Step D, 2.47 g, 5.8 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (50 ml). After stirring for 4 hours at room temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of silica gel few times, and concentrated to give the title compound.

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