Potassium Iodide → HCID 9869815, compound

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A mixture of 6-chloro-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-hexanone (0.018 mol), intermediate 1 (0.015 mol), Na2CO3 (4 g) and potassium iodide (catalytic quantity) in methyl isobutyl ketone (200 ml) was stirred and refluxed overnight and then cooled to room temperature. The solvent was evaporated. The residue was washed with H2O and the mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2. The organic layer was separated, dried, filtered and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography over silica gel (eluent: CH2Cl2/CH3OH 95/5). The pure fractions were collected and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was converted into the (E)-2-butenedioic acid salt (1:1); The precipitate was filtered off and dried, yielding 5.1 g 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-2-yl)-1-hexanone (E)-2-butenedioate (1:1) (71%).

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