4-(Bromomethyl)-1-fluoro-2-phenoxybenzene → 1-(p-Chlorophenyl)-1-cyclopropyl-2-fluoro-4-(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)-1-buten-3-ol

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A solution of lithium n-butyltellurolate (10.5 mmol, n-BuTeLi), generated in situ from n-butyllithium (4.2 mL of 2.5 M solution in hexane, 10.5 mmol) and Te powder (1.34 g, 10.5 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) at 0° C., is treated with a solution of 3-phenoxy-4-fluorobenzyl bromide (2.81 g, 10 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) at 0° C., stirred for 30 minutes, cooled to −78° C., treated with a solution of n-butyllithium (4.2 mL of 2.5 M solution in hexane, 10.5 mmol), stirred for 30 minutes at −78° C., treated with a solution of p-chloro-β-cyclopropyl-α-fluorocinnamaldehyde (2.24 g, 10 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL), warmed to room temperature with stirring for 3 hours, quenched with 2 N hydrochloric acid, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts are washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a residue. Flash chromatography of the residue on silica gel using a 1:4 ethyl acetate/hexanes solution gives the title product (3.5 g, 82% yield) which is identified by NMR spectral analyses.

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