6-bromo-4-(phenylmethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine → (4-Benzyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-(5-bromo-2-isopropyl-phenyl)-methanol

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To a solution of 4-Benzyl-6-bromo-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazine (1.5 g, 4.93 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added 1.6 M n-butyl lithium in hexanes (3.0 mL, 74.93 mmol) at −78° C. The reaction was stirred for 30 min. then transferred to a stirred solution of 5-bromo-2-isopropylbenzaldehyde (1.12 g, 4.93 mmol) in THF (15 mL) at −78° C. After stirring for 30 min, the reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride. The resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×30 mL), and the combined organic layers were washed with water (25 mL) and brine (25 mL), then dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated and purified using neutral alumina column chromatography to give (4-Benzyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-(5-bromo-2-isopropyl-phenyl)-methanol (1.3 g).

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