Ammonium Chloride → 4,8-Dimethyl-1-(2-phenyl-1, 3-dioxolan-2-yl)-7-nonen-4-ol

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A Grignard reagent of 3.50 g (0.021 mol) of 5-bromo-2-methyl-2-pentene in 13 ml of ether and 0.62 g (0.026 mol) of magnesium turnings in 14 ml of ether was added slowly at −25° under N2 to a stirred solution of 5.54 g (0.024 mol) of 5-(2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-2-pentanone obtained under b) in 20 ml of ether. During the introduction, the temperature was left rising up to −5° C. and the reaction mixture left stirring for 45 min. Then a saturated solution of NH4Cl was added and the formation of a white precipitate was observed. Extraction with ether (2×), washing with water (3×), drying (Na2SO4) and concentrating gave 6.24 g of the crude product. Column chromatography (SiO2, heptane/ether 7:3) gave 2.53 g (38%) of a yellow oil.

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