Cycloheptanone → HCID 68654485, compound

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Reaction Steps

The general McMurry protocol, described for 14 was followed. Reaction of (4-bromo-3-fluorophenyl)(3-hydroxyphenyl)methanone (196) (0.860 g, 2.3 mmol) and cycloheptanone (0.814 mL, 6.87 mmol) afforded 0.80 g, (93%) of the title compound 197 as a white solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.89 (app t, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (app t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.96 and 6.92 (dd, J1=9.6 Hz, J2=1.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86 and 6.84 (dd, J1=8.1 Hz, J2=1.8 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (app br d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 6.70 and 6.68 (dd, J1=8.4 Hz, J2=2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (app t, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 4.86 (s, 1H), 2.31 (br s, 4H), 1.59 (br s, 8H).

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