Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-(5-Bromo-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-4-hydroxycyclohexanone

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Trifluoroacetic acid (11 ml) and water (1 ml) were added to 8-(5-bromo-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-1,4-dioxaspiro[4,5]decan-8-ol (7.45 g) described in Reference Example 105(1) and stirred at room temperature. After completion of the reaction, water was added and neutralized by the addition of 1N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate and saturated brine successively, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate) to give 4-(5-bromo-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-4-hydroxy-cyclohexanone (2.69 g) as a white solid.

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