Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → Mevidalen

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Dissolve 1-[(1S,3R)-3-({[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)-5-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl]-2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)ethanone (0.16 g, 0.28 mmol) in THF (2.8 mL). Add tetrabutylammonium fluoride (0.30 mL, 0.30 mmol, 1M in THF). Stir 40 min. Add saturated ammonium chloride solution and extract with ethyl acetate. Combine the ethyl acetate extracts; wash with water and brine, dry over sodium sulfate, filter, and concentrate under reduced pressure to give a residue. Purify the residue by silica gel chromatography, eluting with ethyl acetate: hexanes (gradient, 0-60%) to give the title compound as a white foam (0.12 g, 0.26 mmol). MS (m/z): 450 (M+1).

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