Hydrochloric Acid → 4-[(4-Fluorophenyl)methyl]-cyclohexanone

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To a stirring solution of 8-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane (18 g, 72 mmol) in 100 mL of THF was added 1 M hydrogen chloride in water (70 mL) followed by conc hydrogen chloride (50 mL). The reaction was heated to reflux for 5 h and then cooled to room temperature. The reaction was conc in vacuo to 120 mL and then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The organic layers were combined, washed with sat sodium bicarbonate, brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and conc in vacuo to a colorless oil. The oil was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, 10:1 hexanes:ethyl acetate) to yield 9.6 g of a colorless oil. MS (ESI) 207 (M+H).

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