Toluene → 6-(5-Bromo-2-ethylphenyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclohexane-1,3,5-trione

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To a mixture of 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclohexane-1,3,5-trione (0.6 g, 3.6 mmol), 5-bromo-2-ethylphenyllead triacetate (2.27 g, 4.00 mmol) and N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (2.22 g, 18 mmol) is added anhydrous chloroform (25 ml) and toluene (6.3 ml), and the reaction mixture is heated at 80° C. for 3 hours. The mixture is diluted with dichloromethane (50 ml) and 2M aqueous hydrochloric acid (100 ml), and filtered through diatomaceous earth to remove inorganic residues. The filter cake is washed with dichloromethane, and all organic fractions are combined, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate then filtered. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo and the residue is purified by flash column chromatography to give 6-(5-bromo-2-ethylphenyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclohexane-1,3,5-trione as a white solid (0.84 g).

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