Cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde → 2-(4-Bromo-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-5-(cyclohexyl-hydroxy-methyl)-3-methoxy-cyclopent-2-enone

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To a solution of 2-(4-bromo-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-3-methoxy-cyclopent-2-enone (1 g, 3.4 mmol) in 10 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran under nitrogen atmosphere at −78° C. LiHMDS (4.42 ml, 4.42 mmol) is added slowly and it is stirred at −78° C. for 40 minutes. A solution of cyclohexyl carboxaldehyde (761 mg, 6.8 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) is added to the reaction mixture at −78° C. The reaction mixture is stirred at this temperature for 2 hours and then at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is quenched with water (50 ml) and the aqueous layer is extracted with ethyl acetate (3*100 ml). The combined organic layers are dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to obtain crude product which is directly taken to the next step without further purification.

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