Ethyl Bromide → (alphaR)-alpha-[(1S)-2-(Dimethylamino)-1-methylethyl]-alpha-ethyl-3-methoxybenzenemethanol

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Magnesium turnings (93.57 g, 3.85 mol) were suspended in dry ethyl ether (2 L) in a 10 L double jacket vessel equipped with an electrical impeller stirrer, a gas transition line, Pt100 temperature measuring equipment and an oil based cooling/heating system and ethyl bromide (25 g, 0.23 mol) was added. After the reaction has started further ethyl bromide (438.6 g, 4.02 mol) was added within 90 minutes below a temperature of 35° C. and the reaction mixture was stirred for another hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to 10° C. to 15° C., (S)-3-(dimethylamino)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-one (774.6 g, 3.5 mol, ee 98%) dissolved in diethyl ether (0.8 L) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for another two hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 5° C. and aqueous ammonium hydrogensulfate solution (10% by weight, 2 L) was added. The phases were separated and the organic phase was concentrated in vacuo at 40° C. until a pressure of 5 mbar was reached. (2S,3R)-1-(Dimethylamino)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpentan-3-ol (862.3 g, 98%) was obtained as a colorless oil (ee 98%).

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