Isobutyraldehyde → HCID 21946010, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of diisopropylamine (1.1 mL; 7.85 mmol) (Aldrich) and freshly distilled tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) was cooled to −78° C. n-Butyllithium (2.5M in hexanes; 3.1 mL; 7.75 mmol) (Aldrich) was added dropwise and stirring continued for 40 minutes to prepare a LDA solution. 2,4-Dichloropyrimidine (0.50 g; 3.37 mmol) (Aldrich) in tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) was then added dropwise to this freshly prepared LDA solution over 15 minutes. After stirring for 40 minutes, isobutyraldehyde (0.61 mL; 6.72 mmol) (Aldrich) was added over 6 minutes and stirring continued for another 30 minutes. The reaction was quenched with the addition of 25% aqueous ammonium chloride solution (20 mL) and then diluted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was washed with a second portion of aqueous ammonium chloride solution and then brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (Biotage 40S; 10:90 to 15:85 ethyl acetate-hexanes gradient) to give (±)-1-(2,4-dichloro-pyrimidin-5-yl)-2-methyl-propan-1-ol. (Yield 0.25 g; 33.4%).

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