Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4-hydroxycyclohexan-1-one

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To a solution of 8-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,4-dioxa-spiro[4.5]decan-8-ol (38 g, 0.15 mol) in dioxane (900 ml), cooled to 0° C. was added hydrogen chloride (1M in water, 1.5 L, 1.5 mol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hour at RT and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, water and brine. Drying and solvent evaporation gave 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-cyclohexanone (24.8 g, 79%); 1H NMR (CDCl3)δ 7.55-7.45 (m, 2H) 7.16-7.0 (m, 2H), 3.0-2.85 (m, 2H), 2.18-2.38 (m, 6H), 1.85 (s, 1H)

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