Water → HCID 10868162, compound

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Reaction Steps

Ethyl benzoylacetate (6 grams) is dissolved in 40 ml of dimethyl formamide and 1.5 grams of sodium hydride is added thereto with ice cooling and stirring. Ten minutes thereafter, 4 grams of allyl bromide is added thereto, the mixture is stirred at room temperature for one hour, and poured into water. The mixture is neutralized with acetic acid, and extracted with ether. The ether extract is washed with water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and ether is evaporated therefrom to give 6.1 grams of colorless oily product.

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