2,​4-​Hexadien-​1-​ol → Methyl 2,4-hexadienyl 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate

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664 mg (2 mM) of 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5dicarboxylic acid 3-methyl ester, 206 mg (2.1 mM) of 2,4-hexadien-1-ol, 433 mg (2.1 mM) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 257 mg (2.1 mM) of 4-dimethylaminopyridine were dissolved in 20 ml of dichloroethane, and refluxed for 2 hours. Insoluble matters were filtered off, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography, and 734 mg of methyl 2,4-hexadienyl 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate was obtained (yield 89%).

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