Ethyl benzoylformate → HCID 54723598, compound

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A total of 3.5 mL (10.5 mmol) of 3.0M phenylmagnesium bromide was added to a solution of 1.6 mL (10 mmol) of ethyl benzoylformate in THF in an analogous manner as described for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydroxy-5-methyl-5-phenyl-2(5H)-furanone to give 5,5-diphenyl-4-hydroxy-3-phenylmethoxy-2(5H)-furanone as an oil, which was purified over SiO2 using acetone/hexanes (3/7).

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