Dimethyl 2-(5-Chloro-2-oxo-2H-[1,2′-bipyridin]-6-yl)malonate

Dimethyl 2-(5-Chloro-2-oxo-2H-[1,2′-bipyridin]-6-yl)malonate (6i)

Pale Yellow oil, 29.6 mg (88%);  

¹H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.68–8.53 (m, 1H), 7.90 (td, J = 7.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (m,3H), 6.65 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 1H), 4.32 (s, 1H), 3.75 (s, 6H);  

¹³C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 164.9, 161.8, 151.0, 150.2, 142.3, 139.0, 137.6, 124.9, 124.5, 122.5, 115.5, 54.6, 53.5; 

FT-IR: ν̃ = 3058, 2959, 2854, 1737, 1671, 1596, 1545, 1467, 1435, 1394, 1367, 1302, 1241, 1210 cm^–1; 

HRMS: calculated for [M + H]⁺ C₁₅H₁₄³⁵ClN₂O₅: 337.0591, found 337.0584.

Cambodia

Choeung Ek – This is the National Memorial site for the killing fields. A recommended place to visit. Upon arrival,  when we paid the entrance fee, we received our headsets and audio players. Which allow us to do a self-guided tour around the site. It is a very well-done, a good approach, allowing visitors to stroll along at our own pace and quietly walked on site.

Tuol Sleng Museum

Tuol Sleng Museum – We visited the Tuol Seng Museum after Choeung Ek. We took a half-day tour as recommended by the Hotel owner. At this museum, we were able to see the hard living conditions of the prison and how the prisoners were cruelly tortured. We got the chance to see a few of the ex-prisoners of this prison.

National Museum

National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.  http://www.cambodiamuseum.info/en_information_visitors.html

Central Market

Central Market  -Lots of interesting seafood and all types of merchandises are available at the Central Market.
 Russian Market – It is a popular market for both the locals and tourists. which you can shop for clothes, souvenirs, jewellery, gemstones, local food and produce. It is always very fun and interesting to visit the wet market section, which I got to see the wide selection of seafood and meat.
 Local Cambodian Food

Cambodia local restaurant

A recommended local restaurant with huge signboard. Serving delicious and cheap food and drinks.

Squid with green pepper

Fresh Squid With Green Pepper. One of best dishes I tasted in Cambodia. The squids are super fresh and the the pepper adds a subtle peppery sweet and spiciness taste. Beautiful.

Stir fried Beef with Ants & Herbs

Stir Fried Beef with Ants & Herbs. dish is interesting to try. the herb taste is a bit too strong for my liking. I can hear the little crunchiness of eating the big and small ants.

Angkor Beer

Angkor Beer. Favourite local Cambodian Beer. Very cheap. Just US$0.50 cent for a glass of draft beer. US 1.80 per jug at a local restaurant. ( Please note: this is the cheapest price, most places will sell at a bit higher than what I have indicated here)

Beef Lok Lak

Lok Lak – One of the popular local dish in Cambodia, which has a sweet savoury taste which can be of beef, chicken or pork.

Fresh crab with green pepper

Fresh Crabs With Green Pepper is also another great dish to order. Crabs in Cambodia are generally small. but always taste fresh and sweet! Love it.

Fried fish on the fire lake

Fried Fish On The Fire Lake is very interesting. It comes with a huge fried fish poured over with light flavour curry sauce, with a side of vegetable  like cauliflower and cabbage that you can add in to cook on the hot plate. Noodles is also served along with this dish.

Fish Amok

Fish Amok is a Must-Try dish in Cambodia. There is nothing like it. Not in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore. The above does not look very appetising.The one I tried in Siem Reap was super delicious. It is made with coconut milk and the local spices like Lemongrass, Tumeric, Galangal, Lime leaves, Amok leaves. It can be fish, chicken or pork.

Tuk Tuk

Tuk Tuk is the most common transport available in Cambodia. It cost about US$2-$3 for short distance.
 Highlights in Siem Reap

Coconut on the move

Angkor Archaeological Park

A nice view view in the Angkor Archaeological Park

Nice rice fields planted by the local family in the village

Cute little boy at a local Village in Angkor Archaeological Park. This was taken when I took the KKO Cycling tour. Do join the tour if you enjoy and like cycling. It is a great way to see the less touristy site of Angkor Wat with a cause.

Baguette Sandwich

Baguette Sandwich. A popular local breakfast from the street stall. The filling are ham and pork bits with some local sauce. It comes with a light salad too. You can order half instead of ordering one whole baguette. The baguette is really tasty.

Entrance to the South Gate of Angkor Thom

Angkor Thom is one of the popular starting point to get into the Bayon Temple

Banteay Kdei

Banteay Kdei is built in a similar style to Ta Prohm but much smaller scale.

Banteay Srei

Banteay Srei is a very popular site, which is very crowded with tourists. It is built with rose-pink sandstone. Something very different from the other temples. The carving on the temple are very precise and delicate.

Kbal Spean

Interesting carving on the rock that you can see after climbing up 1.5 km in the wood.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, the best time to visit is about 2pm when the sun is shining up the temple that you can take great picture. Visiting it in the afternoon is also better with lesser crowd as compared to going in the morning.
There are 1 day pass, 3 day pass and 7 day pass to the Angkor Wat Archaeological Park.
The most recommended pass to take is 3 day pass, when you can take your time to visit sites and places ate a comfortable pace, including Banteay Srei and Kbal Spean on a separate day. You can also try various transport like taking a Tuk Tuk and cycling to see the sites.
It is also recommended to have tour guide to go with you to explain the details, background, history and meaning of the many interesting carvings.

Entrance of Angkor Wat

Old Market in Siem Reap

Stall at Old Market

Old Market is a great place to shop for souvenirs, nice cotton clothes,  silk and cotton scarf.
Kroma is the local name for the scarf in Cambodia which can be used in many ways. For example the local uses it to protect their head or neck from the sun, to carry items, to wipe away their perspiration from working in the farm. There are many lovely and nice design which makes a very suitable gifts and souvenirs for friends and loved ones.

Fried fish with spring onion and coconut cream with rice

A simple and nice lunch at one of the few local restaurant in Old Market. Which offer good local food at reasonable price. Most of the them serve cheap Cambodia draft beer.

BBQ Street stall

Canby Publication Visitor Guide

Canby Publication is the most trusted guide book that you should use in Cambodia. It is very useful and helpful with details of the highlights for Angkor Wat, Food, restaurants, Hotels, transport and to beware of scams.
http://www.canbypublications.com/

Kampot Black pepper
Cambodia is also famously known for it black pepper especially from Kampot. This will make a very good souvenir too.

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