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n-Butyllithium (1.59 M solution in hexane, 5.4 mL, 8.59 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-[1-ethyl-1-(4-ethynyl-3-methyl-phenyl)-propyl]-2-methyl-phenol (Example 1-(3); 1.00 g, 3.42 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) in a nitrogen atmosphere at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred for 15 minutes. Then, cycloheptanone (0.81 mL, 6.87 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture, which was stirred at 0° C. for one hour, heated to room temperature and further stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture was then poured into a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=90:10 to 50:50) to give the target compound as a colorless oil (829 mg, 60%).

1. stirringwas stirred at 0° C. for one hour
2. stirringfurther stirred for one hour
3. extractionfollowed by extraction with ethyl acetate
4. concentrationThe organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure
5. customThe resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=90:10 to 50:50)