2-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)-3-bromo-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene → 2-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)-3-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene

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To a mixture of 2-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-3-bromo-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene (250 mg, 0.74 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphospine)palladium(0) (21 mg, 0.018 mmol) under an argon atmosphere was added a 0.5 M tetrahydrofuran solution of 2,4-difluorobenzylzinc chloride (7.3 mL, 3.68 mmol). The reaction was stirred at reflux overnight and partitioned between saturated ammonium chloride solution and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated. The residue was purified by preparative thin layer chromatography on silica gel (5% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 2-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-3-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene as a white crystalline solid (245 mg, 96%).

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