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(
200 MHz, CDCl
3
): d 7.10 (d,
J
(H5,4) 5 Hz, 2H; H5,5'''), 7.04 (d,
3
(H4',3') 3.4 Hz, 2H; H4',3''), 6.94 (d, 3J(H3',4') 3.4 Hz, 2H; H3',4''), 6.86
J
3
(
4
d, 3J(H4,5) 5 Hz, 2H; H4,4'''), 2.70 (t, J(Ha,b) 7.7 Hz, 4H; a-CH
2
), 1.62 (m,
3
H; b-CH
2
), 0.93 (t, J 7.4 Hz, 6H; CH
3 22 4
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H 5.35, S 30.93; found C 63.62, H 5.27, S 31.22.
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