Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 2960505, compound

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A Grignard-complex was previously prepared starting from 22.75 parts of 1-bromo-4-fluorobenzene, 3.2 parts of magnesium and 45 parts of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. The whole was cooled in 2-propanone/CO2 to a temperature of -20° to -25° C. A solution of 20.1 parts of (4-fluorophenyl)(4-pyridinyl)methanone in 45 parts of anhydrous methylbenzene was added dropwise, during a 30 minutes-period, at -20° C. Upon completion, the whole was stirred overnight at room temperature. After cooling to 0° C., the reaction mixture was decomposed by the dropwise addition of 50 parts of acetic acid. After stirring for 1 hour at room temperature, the precipitated product was filtered off and set aside. From the filtrate, the organic layer was separated, washed with 50 parts of water, dried, filtered and evaporated. The solid residue and the precipitated product, which was set aside (see above), were washed with water and distilled azeotropically with 180 parts of methylbenzene. The solid distillate was suspended in 80 parts of acetonitrile. The product was filtered off and dried, yielding 28 parts (94%) of α,α-bis(4-fluorophenyl)-4-pyridinemethanol (intermediate 26).

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