Imidazole → Tri-isopropyl-(2-trifluoromethyl-furan-3-ylmethoxy)-silane

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A solution of the (2-trifluoromethyl-furan-3-yl)-methanol from (i) in dry dichloromethane (180 ml) was treated with chloro-tri-isopropyl-silane (2.6 g, 13.4 mmoles) and imidazole (1.45 g, 21.3 mmoles) and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. Further aliquots of chloro-tri-isopropyl-silane (0.9 g, 4.64 mmoles) and imidazole (0.5 g, 7.34 mmoles) were added and the mixture was stirred for 3 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water, the organic phase separated and washed sequentially with 0.1M aqueous hydrochloric acid, water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, water and brine. After drying, evaporation of the solvents afforded a colourless oil. The oil was distilled under reduced pressure (0.05 torr) in a Kugelruhr apparatus collecting the fraction boiling at an oven temperature of 125±20° C. to afford compound 88 as a colourless oil.

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