3-Phenylcyclobutanone → (3-Methylidenecyclobutyl)benzene

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To a 2-3° C. suspension of methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (0.36 g, 1 mmol) in THF (2.5 ml) was added dropwise n-BuLi (0.69 ml, 1.1 mmol, 1.6 M in hexan). After 1 hour stirring at 0° C., a solution of 3-phenyl-cyclobutanone (0.146 g, 1 mmol) in THF (1.5 ml) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred 24 hours at room temperature and then diluted with hexane. The so obtained precipitate was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was chromatographed over silica gel (hexane-ethylacetate 9:1) to provide (3-methylene-cyclobutyl)-benzene (57 mg, 40%) as a slightly yellow oil, MS: m/e=144.1 (M+).

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