Water → HCID 17989131, compound

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Reaction Steps

7.07 g (20.87 mmol) of ethyl-3-[1-(3-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-cyclohexyl]-2-oxopropionate is dissolved in 33 ml of tetrahydrofuran and mixed with 3.56 g (25.04 mmol) of (trifluoromethyl)-trimethylsilane. After 51.1 mg of tetrabutylammonium fluoride is added, the batch is stirred overnight. The reaction mixture is diluted with methyl tert-butyl ether, washed once with water and then with brine. After conventional working-up, the residue is chromatographed on silica gel (mobile solvent ethyl acetate/hexane). The isolated 5.71 g (60.4%) of the product is mixed in 70 ml of tetrahydrofuran with 3.98 g (12.61 mmol) of tetrabutylammonium fluoride and stirred for one hour at room temperature. After the reaction mixture is mixed with water, it is extracted with methyl tert-butyl ether. After conventional working-up, the residue is chromatographed on a Flashmaster. 2.63 g (51.1%) of the desired compound: ethyl-2-[1-(3-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-cyclohexylmethyl]-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropionate is isolated.

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