Acetyl chloride → Cyclohexanone, 2-acetyl-3-butyl-

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In the same way as in Example 4, 15.3 ml (20 mmol) of a 1.31 M hexane solution of n-butyllithium was reacted with a solution of 960 mg (10 mmol) of 2-cyclohexenone in 5 ml of ether at -78° C for 30 minutes in the presence of 3.90 g (10 mmol) of tri-n-butylphosphine-copper (I) iodide complex. Then, a mixture consisting of 4 ml (56 mmol) of acetyl chloride, 5 ml of hexamethylphosphoric triamide and 10 ml of ether was rapidly added, and the mixture was stirred for 4 hours while gradually raising the temperature to room temperature. After the reaction, the reaction product was post-treated, extracted, washed, and dried in the same way as in Example 4 to afford 5.48 g of a crude product. The crude product was purified by distillation at reduced pressure to afford 1.81 g of 2-acetyl-3-n-butylcyclohexanone (boiling point 64° - 66° C/ 0.06 mmHg, 92%).

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