1,4-Dibromobutane → 1-[1-Hydroxy-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]cyclopentanol

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A flask was charged with 9.7 g of magnesium and 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran, to which 43.2 g of 1,4-dibromobutane was added dropwise at 60° C. After the completion of dropwise addition, the contents were stirred for one hour at 60° C., and 22.6 g of methyl 2-hydroxy-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-trifluoromethylpropionate was added dropwise below 50° C. The mixture was stirred for one hour at room temperature, after which an ammonium chloride aqueous solution was added. This was followed by ordinary work-up and vacuum distillation, obtaining 22.4 g of the target compound (yield 89%).

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