Methanol → 3-(3-(Difluoromethyl)phenylamino)cyclohex-2-enone

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A mixture of cyclohexane-1,3-dione (2.00 g, 17.84 mmol), 3-(difluoromethyl)aniline (2.55 g, 17.82 mmol) and Ytterbium(III) trifluormethanesulfonate (111 mg, 178 μmol, 1.0 mol %) is stirred at room temperature for 2 h. Methanol and water are added and the mixture is extracted twice with dichloromethane. The combined organic layers are dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by flash chromatography on silica (gradient cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 1:1 to ethyl acetate). Yield: 2.76 g; ESI mass spectrum [M+H]+=237, Retention time HPLC: 0.40 min (X012_S01).

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