tert-Butanol → Tert-butyl 2,4-hexadienyl 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate

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199 mg (0.5 mM) of 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid mono (2,4-hexadienyl) ester, 44 mg (0.6 mM) of tert-butanol, 113 mg (0.55 mM) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 61 mg (0.5 mM) of 4-dimethylaminopyridine were dissolved in 5 ml of dichloroethane, and refluxed for 2 hours. After the reaction mixture was chilled, insoluble matters were filtered off. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silicas gel column chromatography to obtain 198 mg of a crude material. This material was recrystallized with methanol, and 166 mg of tert-butyl 2,4-hexadienyl 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate was obtained (yield 73%).

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