“…Reaction of 2,2-dimethylhexanoic acid (500 mg) according to general procedure method A afforded 83 mg (17%) of product 1r , isolated as colorless needles (recrystallized from ethanol): mp 92.5–92.9 °C (lit . mp 93–93.5 °C); 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO- d 6 ) δ 6.97 (br s, 1H), 6.69 (br s, 1H), 1.42–1.37 (m, 2H), 1.28–1.19 (m, 2H), 1.18–1.09 (m, 2H), 1.03 (s, 6H), 0.86 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H).…”