Ethyl Acetate → 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-1-phenylethan-1-one

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To a solution of 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide (0.51 g, 2.4 mmol) in anhydrous THF (10 mL) cooled to −78° C., a solution of phenylmagnesium bromide (1 mol/L, 3.5 mL) in THF was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at this temperature for five hours. TLC (PE:EtOAc=10:1) indicated that 50% of the starting materials were consumed. H2O (10 mL) was added to quench the reaction, and the aqueous layer extracted with EtOAc (10 mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with brine (10 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated, and purified by column chromatography (PE:EtOAc=50:1) to afford Intermediate 10 as a colorless oil (80 mg, yield: 14.8%).

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