5-(Difluoromethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde → 2-Furanmethanol, 5-(difluoromethyl)-alpha-ethynyl-

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43 cm3 of a 0.5M solution of ethynyl magnesium bromide in tetrahydrofuran is added at 0° C. over one hour to a solution containing 2.5 g of the product prepared in Stage A and 30 cm3 of tetrahydrofuran. The reaction mixture is maintained under agitation at 0° C. for 1 hour. It is poured into a saturated aqueous solution of sodium acid phosphate. 3 g of product is obtained which is chromatographed on silica eluting with a hexane--ethyl acetate mixture (7-3). 2.5 g of desired product is obtained.

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