Water → HCID 66756925, compound

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Reaction Steps

Water (3 ml, 166 mmol) and NaCl (5.3 g, 90.2 mmol) are added to a solution of 2-(1-benzoyl-pentyl)-malonic acid dimethyl ester (25.0 g, 81.7 mmol) in DMSO (150 mL). The mixture is heated at 150° C. for 6 hours. Water (450 mL) is added and the mixture is extracted with EtOAc (4×150 mL). The combined extracts are washed with brine (300 mL), dried (Na2SO4), and evaporated, to provides 3-Benzoyl-heptanoic acid methyl ester as a light yellow oil. LC-MS (M+1) 249. This compound without further purification is used directly to the next step.

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