Ammonium Chloride → 1-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-2-buten-1-ol

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43.84 g of 1-bromo-2-methylprop-1-ene in 150 ml of tetrahydrofuran were added dropwise to 9.8 g of magnesium in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran while heating at reflux. After 1 hour the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature, whereupon 47.7 g of 2-methoxyphenyl 2-pyridyl ketone in 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran were added slowly. After stirring for 2 hours at room temperature 200 ml of saturated ammonium chloride were added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel using ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:6) followed by ethyl acetate/petroleum ethyl (1:4) for the elution to yield 36.6 g of 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl) -2-buten-1-ol in the form of an oil.

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