Sodium hydride → 3-{4-[2-(Tert-butoxycarbonyl-heptyl-amino)-ethyl]-phenyl}-2-ethoxy-acrylic acid ethyl ester

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To a suspension of 60% by weight sodium hydride oil dispersion (6.97 mmol, 277 mg) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) cooled to 0° C. was added 2-diphenylphosphinoyl-2-ethoxyacetic acid ethyl ester (3.80 mmol, 1.26 g) followed by [2-(4-formyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-heptyl-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (3.46 mmol, 1.2 g) dissolved in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (15 mL). The resulting heterogeneous solution was heated to reflux for one hour. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, quenched by the addition of ethanol (2 mL) and diluted with water (20 mL). The aqueous layer was isolated and extracted with diethyl ether (3×). The organic layers were combined, washed with saturated NaHCO3 (2×), brine (1×), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated to a crude yellow oil. The crude oil was chromatographed on silica gel (20% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give 3-{4-[2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-heptyl-amino)-ethyl]-phenyl}-2-ethoxy-acrylic acid ethyl ester as a clear oil (700 mg, 44%).

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