(Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane → 6-[2-(4-Bromo-2-chloro-phenyl)-1-hydroxy-1-trifluoromethyl-propyl]-3-methyl-3H-benzooxazol-2-one

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Trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane (2M in THF, 1.48 mL) was added at 0° C. to a solution of 6-[2-(4-bromo-2-chloro-phenyl)-propionyl]-3-methyl-3H-benzooxazol-2-one (531 mg) in THF (15 mL) followed by the addition of tetrabutylammonium fluoride trihydrate (424 mg). Stirring was continued for 48 hours at r.t. The reaction mixture was poured into ice/water and extracted two times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, heptane:ethyl acetate=7:3) to give the title compound as a orange amorphous foam (440 mg, 70%). MS (neg. ion, m/e)=464.0 [(M−H)−].

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