Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 3-(3-Chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutan-2-one

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To a stirred solution of oxalyl chloride (3.4 mL, 40 mmol, 2 eq) in CH2Cl2 (100 mL) at −78° C. was added DMSO (4.9 mL, 70 mmol, 3.5 eq) dropwide. After stirring 1 h, the reaction mixture was treated dropwise with a solution of 3-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutan-2-ol (3.98 g, 20 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (100 mL). After stirring 1 h, Et3N (13.9 mL, 100 mmol, 5 eq) was added to the reaction mixture and the resulting mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature. The reaction mixture was partitioned in CH2Cl2 and water. The organic layer was separated, washed with 1N HCl and water, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated in vacuo to give 3-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutan-2-one (3.9 g, 99%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.29 (m, 3H), 7.13 (m, 1H), 1.97 (s, 3H), 1.47 (s, 6H).

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