“…Following a similar allylation procedure for the synthesis of 14a, 220 mg (0.50 mmol, 35%) of 14b was prepared as a clear, colorless oil. 103 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.94 (d,J = 7.2 Hz,2 H),7.21 (d,J = 8.4 Hz,2 H),7.60 (t,J = 7.6 Hz,1 H),7.49 (t,J = 6.4 Hz,2 H),7.32 (d,J = 8 Hz,2 H),5.75 (m,2 H),3.86 (comp,4 H),3.51 (t,J = 4.4 Hz,2 H),3.38 (t,J = 3.2 Hz,2 H),2.46 (s,3 H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 198.5, 143.8, 136.6, 136.5, 133.7, 130.7, 130.4, 130.1, 128.9, 128.3, 127.4, 50.8, 43.9, 39.3, 31.5 21.8;IR (neat) 3062, 2922IR (neat) 3062, , 1681IR (neat) 3062, , 1449IR (neat) 3062, , 1339IR (neat) 3062, , 1209IR (neat) 3062, , 1156 16a). To a slurry of NaH (17 mg, 0.42 mmol) in THF (2 mL, 0.2 M) at 0 °C was added slowly dimethyl 2-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)malonate (100 mg, 0.4 mmol) before warming to room temperature.…”