Water → HCID 68458630, compound

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Sodium hydride (ca. 60%, 2.0 g, 50.0 mmol) was suspended in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml), and a solution of ethyl 2-(diethylphosphono)propionate (11.7 g, 49.1 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8 ml) was added thereto under ice cooling condition. The mixture was stirred for 0.5 hr. Successively, a solution of 2-pyridinecarbaldehyde (5.0 g, 46.7 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8 ml) was added to the mixture. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 14 hrs, combined with water, concentrated under reduced pressure to the half amount and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated, and the residue was subjected to a silica gel (80 g) column chromatography. The fractions eluted with hexane-ethyl acetate (3:1, v/v) were collected and concentrated to give the titled compound (7.8 g, 87%).

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