Ammonium Chloride → 4-(1,4-Dioxaspiro[4,5]dec-8-yl)-1-(4-ethoxy-2,3-difluorophenyl)cyclohexanol

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First Step: 6.1 g of well dried magnesium and 20 mL of THF were placed in a reactor under nitrogen atmosphere, and heated to 40° C. 59.7 g of 1-bromo-4-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzene (1) dissolved in 300 mL of THF was slowly added dropwise thereto at a temperature range of from 40 to 60° C., followed by stirring for 60 minutes. Thereafter, 50.0 g of 4-(1,4-dioxaspiro[4,5]dec-8-yl)cyclohexanone (2) dissolved in 150 mL of THF was slowly added dropwise thereto at a temperature range of from 50 to 60° C., followed by stirring for 60 minutes. After cooling the resulting reaction mixture to 30° C., the reaction mixture was mixed with 900 mL of a 3% ammonium chloride aqueous solution and 500 mL of toluene cooled to 0° C. in a vessel and separated into an organic layer and an aqueous layer by standing still, so as to attain extraction. The resulting organic layer was fractionated and washed with water, a saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, and water, followed by drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thereafter, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 100.1 g of 4-(1,4-dioxaspiro[4,5]dec-8-yl)-1-(4-ethoxy-2,3-difluorophenyl)cyclohexanol (3). The resulting compound (3) was a yellow solid.

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