Water → HCID 58288389, compound

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Reaction Steps

276 mg (1.45 mmol) of ethyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutanoate were dissolved in 10 ml of dichloromethane, and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. A little at a time, 278 mg (1.38 mmol) of nitronium tetrafluoroborate were then added, and the mixture was stirred at a temperature between 0° C. and 10° C. for 4 h. 10 ml of water and 10 ml of dichloromethane were then added, and the phases were separated. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated to dryness. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 10:1). This gave 223 mg of the title compound (68% of theory).

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