2-Chloro-4'-fluoropropiophenone → 1-Chloro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)hex-5-en-3-ol

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A 1000-mL flask was charged with anhydrous CeCl3 (50 g, 0.2 mol) and THF (360 mL). The mixture was vigorously stirred for 3.5 h at rt. The suspension was then cooled to −78° C., and a solution of allylmagnesium bromide (1.0 M in THF, 188.2 mL, 188 mmol) was added. After stirring for 2 h at −78° C., a solution of 3-chloro-1-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-1-one (22.6 g, 120 mmol) in THF (269 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to slowly warm to rt while stirring overnight. The reaction was then quenched with satd aq NaHCO3, extracted with EtOAc and dried over Na2SO4. After the solvents were evaporated, the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluted with hexanes/EtOAc to afford of 1-chloro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)hex-5-en-3-ol (23.8 g, 87%) as an oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 2.27 (m, 1H), 2.31 (m, 2H), 2.50 (m, 1H), 2.69 (m, 1H), 3.19 (m, 1H), 3.52 (m, 1H), 5.16 (m, 2H), 5.51 (m, 1H), 7.04 (m, 2H), 7.35 (m, 2H).

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