1-Methylfluorene → HCID 15045094, compound

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Reaction Steps

1-Methylfluorene (3.2 g, 18.0 mmol) in 50 mL THF was charged with BuLi, 2.35M solution in hexanes (7.65 mL, 18.0 mmol) at -78° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hr at -78° C. then 2-bromo-1.3-dioxolane (3.6 g, 19.8 mmol) was added by a syringe. The reaction was monitored by TLC (silica, 10% ethyl acetate/hexane). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hr at room temperature then the THF was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solution was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, treated with a coarse silica gel and Norit and evaporated to yield 4.8 g (96.6%) of the desired product.

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