Ethyl ketone → 3-Tert-butyl-6,6-diethylfulvene

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To a THF solution of 1.53 g (13 mmol) of tert-butylcyclopentadiene, 9.0 ml (14 mmol) of a hexane solution of n-butyllithium was dropwise added in a nitrogen atmosphere with ice cooling, followed by stirring at room temperature for one night. Then, 1.7 ml (16 mmol) of 3-pentanone was further added at −78° C., followed by stirring at room temperature for 2 days. To the reaction solution, water was added. The mixture was subjected to extraction with ether, then the solvent was distilled off, and the residue was subjected to column chromatography (silica gel, developing solvent: hexane) to obtain 1.50 g of a yellow liquid (yield: 63%) The analyzed values are given below.

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