tert-BUTYL CHLORIDE → HCID 67127354, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

step a—A solution of (7-bromo-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (6.85 g, 11.5 mmol, CASRN 309929-09-7) and DCM (23.0 mL) was cooled to −40° C. 2-Chloro-2-methylpropane (1.12 g, 1.32 mL, 12.1 mmol) was added and the solution stirred under nitrogen. A solution of TiCl4 (2.19 g, 1.27 mL, 11.5 mmol) in DCM (6 mL) was added dropwise while maintaining the solution at −40° C. Soon after addition was complete TLC indicated ca. 50% conversion. The reaction was stirred at RT over the weekend then poured onto ice. The mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and H2O and aqueous layer was neutralized with satd. aq. NaHCO3. The mixture was filtered through a plug of celite to a remove chunky white precipitate. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. The crude product was applied to a hexane equilibrated SiO2 column and eluted with an EtOAc/hexane gradient (0 to 5% EtOAc) to afford 3.26 g (quantitative) of 7-bromo-2-tert-butyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one (109) a yellow solid.

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