Hydrochloric Acid → 1-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-3-isoxazoyl]ethanone

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A solution of (5R)-4,5-dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-5-phenyl-3-isoxazole-carboxamide (i.e. the product of Example 12, Step D) (3.5 g, 16.0 mmol) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) and toluene (10 mL) was cooled to −15° C., and methyl magnesium bromide (3.0 M solution in tetrahydrofuran, 8.8 mL, 26.4 mmol) was added over 1 h at −15° C. Then the reaction mixture was poured over a mixture of 20 g of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 80 g of ice, and the organic phase was separated. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL), and the combined extract was washed with brine (40 mL) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 3.2 g of 1-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-3-isoxazoyl]ethanone.

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