“…Compound 56 (278 mg, 64%) ( R f = 0.9 in 1:4 v/v diethyl ether/hexane) was prepared using General Procedure A and isolated as clear, colorless oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.32 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 2.99 (s, 1H); 13 C{ 1 H} NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 151.1, 149.9, 129.8, 126.7, 121.4, 76.9, 74.4; IR ν max (KBr): 3444, 3278, 3065, 2934, 2857, 2386, 2126, 1947, 1854, 1733, 1649, 1591, 1492, 1456, 1416, 1289, 1202, 1106, 1072, 1024, 1006, 929 cm –1 ; MS (ESI, +ve) m / z : 169 [(M + Na) + , 100%], 147 [(M + H) + , 40]; HRMS (ESI) m / z : [M + Na] + calcd for C 9 H 6 O 2 Na, 169.0265; found, 169.0262.…”