Table 1.
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Entry | deviation from standard | Yield of 5 (%)a |
1 | none | 93 (86)b |
2 | 2.0 equiv. EtNiPr2 | 71 |
3 | 0 equiv. EtNiPr2 | 78 |
4 | 2,6-lutidine in place of EtNiPr2 | 88 |
5 | 6·[O] in place of 1·[O] | 85 |
6 | 7·[O] in place of 1·[O] | 0 |
Yield determined by 1H NMR against internal standard on 0.125 mmol scale reaction.
Isolated yield on 0.5 mmol scale reaction. DEMBM = diethyl(methyl)bromomalonate, 1,2-DCE = 1,2-dichloroethane.