[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:5]([CH:6]=[O:7])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH2:10]([Mg]Cl)[C:11]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH3:12]>C1COCC1.[NH4+].[Cl-]>[CH3:10][C:11]([CH3:14])([CH3:13])[CH2:12][CH:6]([C:5]1[CH:8]=[CH:9][C:2]([CH3:1])=[CH:3][CH:4]=1)[OH:7]To a stirred solution of 4-methylbenzaldehyde (1.51 g, 12.6 mmol) in THF (30 mL) at 0° C., add neopentyl magnesium chloride (33.0 mL, 16.34 mmol, 0.5-1M in ether) and continue stirring at 0° C. for 1 h. Dilute with saturated aqueous NH4Cl, extract three times with EtOAc, dry over anhydrous Na2SO4, and concentrate in vacuo. Purify by chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/EtOAc (95:5) to give the desired intermediate as a colorless oil (2.15 g, 89%).
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