Ethyl ketone → 7,7,7-Trifluoro-3-ethyl-3-heptanol

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Reaction Steps

1.3 g of magnesium, 10.0 g of 1-bromo-4,4,4-trifluorobutane and 20 g of tetrahydrofuran were charged into a four-necked flask equipped with a nitrogen feeding tube, a reflux condenser, a dropping funnel and a thermometer, and a Grignard reagent was prepared by a conventional method. Then, a mixture of 5.0 g of 3-pentanone and 4 g of tetrahydrofuran was dropwise added to the obtained Grignard reagent at a temperature of 25 to 35° C. over 30 minutes, followed by stirring at the same temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was treated by a conventional method, and the resulting organic phase was washed with water, followed by drying with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thereafter, the resultant was concentrated under reduced pressure, thereby obtaining 7.9 g of 7,7,7-trifluoro-3-ethyl-3-heptanol in the form of a pale yellow oily matter.

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