Methoxymethyl-triphenylphosphonium chloride → HCID 67343516, compound

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Reaction Steps

To an ambient temperature suspension of potassium tert-butoxide (449 mg, 4.00 mmol) in THF (20 mL) is added (methoxymethyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride (1.37 g, 4.00 mmol) and is stirred at room temperature for 30 min. 4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-4-carbaldehyde (500 mg, 2.00 mmol) is added and the reaction mixture continues to stir at room temperature. After 2 h TLC (30% EtOAc/hexane) indicates complete consumption of starting material. The reaction is quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl and concentrated. The residue is partitioned between EtOAc (50 mL) and water (20 mL). The aqueous layer is extracted with EtOAc (50 mL) and the combined organic layers are washed with brine (100 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered, concentrated and chromatographed (40 g SiO2, 5% EtOAc/Hexanes) to yield the title compound (482 mg, 87%).

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