Water → HCID 59518034, compound

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To a −40° C. solution of methyl 4-iodobenzoate (1 g, 4 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added isopropylmagnesium chloride lithium chloride (3.82 mL, 1.3 M in THF, 4.98 mmol). The mixture was stirred at −40° C. for 30 minutes, 3,3-Dimethylbutanal (573 mg, 2.86 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. Water (10 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Purification by column chromatography gave (+/−)-methyl 4-(1-hydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutyl)benzoate (640 mg, 95%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ): 7.93 (d, 2H), 7.34 (d, 2H), 4.81-4.84 (m, 1H), 3.84 (s, 3H), 1.70-1.61 (m, 1H), 1.53-1.49 (m, 1H), 0.94 (s, 9H).

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