Water → Bis(2-methylphenyl)methanone

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Under anhydrous conditions the benzothiazole acid (step 4) was dissolved in THF (0.052 M). At −78° C. added BuLi (2.2 eq). After 1 h at −78° C. to 0° C., added the amide (1.28 eq) from step 1 of Example 81, in THF, at −78° C., over 5 min. After 0.5 h at −78° C., the reaction was allowed to warm to 25° C. After stirring at 25° C. for 2 h, workup with ethyl acetate and water and chromatography afforded pure tolyl ketone acid product (64%).

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