Hydrogen Peroxide → HCID 86663665, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 4-[1-(4-bromo-4′-chlorobiphenyl-3-yl)-methylidene]-2,2,5,5-tetramethyldihydrofuran-3-one (3.40 g, 9.03 mmol) in methanol (140 ml) at 35° C. is added 50% aqueous hydrogen peroxide (1.04 ml, 15.60 mmol), immediately followed by 2M aqueous lithium hydroxide (1.15 ml, 2.30 mmol). The reaction mixture is stirred for a further 45 minutes at 35° C., then allowed to cool to room temperature and quenched with saturated sodium metabisulfite. After extracting the product into diethyl ether (×3) the organic phase is separated, washed with additional water, then dried over magnesium sulfate. After filtration the filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to afford 2-(4-bromo-4′-chlorobiphenyl-3-yl)-4,4,6,6-tetramethyl-1,5-dioxaspiro[2.4]heptan-7-one (3.0 g) as a yellow solid. This material was of sufficient purity to use directly in the next step.

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