5-Bromo-2-chlorobenzaldehyde → (5-Bromo-2-chloro-phenyl)-[1-(4-methoxy-benzyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinolin-6-yl]-methanol

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To a cooled solution of 6-bromo-1-(4-methoxy-benzyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline (2.5 g, 7.5 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was added 1.6 M n-butyl lithium in hexanes (4.7 mL, 7.5 mmol) at −78° C., stirred for 30 min. This was transferred to a stirred solution of 5-bromo-2-chlorobenzaldehyde (1.73 g, 7.9 mmol) in THF (30 mL) at −78° C. After stirring for 30 min, reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water, brine, dried over sodium sulphate, and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give (5-bromo-2-chloro-phenyl)-[1-(4-methoxy-benzyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinolin-6-yl]-methanol (2.31 g).

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