N-methoxy-N-methyl-4-biphenylacetamide → 2-([1,1'-Biphenyl]-4-yl)-1-phenylethanone

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Under N2, to a mixture of 2-(biphenyl-4-yl)-N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide (500 mg, 1.96 mmol) in anhydrous THF was added phenylmagnesium bromide (5 mL, 5 mmol) at −78° C., and the mixture was stirred for 3 hours. When TLC indicated that the starting material was consumed, the reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with water and brine, concentrated, and purified by column chromatography (PE:EtOAc=20:1) to give Intermediate 5 (430 mg, yield 80.7%).

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