“…After 4 h, the solvent was evaporated and the residue purified by flash chromatography (petroleum ether : EtOAc, 30 : 1) to give the title compound 30 (485 mg, 83%) as a colourless oil; R f 0.84 (petroleum ether : EtOAc, 1 : 1); ν max /cm Ϫ1 (thin film) 2979, 2940, 1731, 1584, 1567, 1461, 1430, 1264, 1104; δ H (270 MHz, CDCl 3 ): 7.37 (dd, 1 H, J = 8.0, 0.5 Hz), 7.03 (t, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.87 (d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 4.41 (q, 2 H, J = 7.0 Hz), 3.79 (s, 3 H), 1.40 (t, 3 H, J = 7.0 Hz); δ C (67.9 MHz, CDCl 3 ): 167. (13), 203 (10), 151 (5).…”