1-(Diphenylmethyl)azetidin-3-one → HCID 71623197, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

In an oven-dried flask containing 3-(3-bromo-4-iodophenyl)-5-(3,4,5-trichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazole (1000 mg, 1.67 mmol) in THF (25 mL) at −40° C. was slowly added isopropyl magnesium chloride (1.7 mL of 2.0M solution). The reaction was stirred at approximately −40° C. for 1.5 hours under nitrogen. 1-benzhydrylazetidin-3-one (520 mg in 4 mL THF) was slowly added. The reaction was stirred at −40° C. for an additional 30 minutes and allowed to warm to room temperature. Stirring was continued for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with saturated NH4Cl and extracted with EtOAc (2×75 mL). The combined organic phase was dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated under vacuum. The crude material was chromatographed (40 g Redi-Sep column) eluting from 100% heptane to 60:40 EtOAc:heptane, collecting the intermediate (615 mg, 52%) as a glass. 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ ppm: 7.87 (1H), 7.66-7.63 (3H), 7.45 (4H), 7.36-7.21 (7H), 4.39 (1H), 4.07 (1H), 3.73-3.58 (5H), 3.06 (1H); m/z (CI) 711 [M+H]+.

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