Benzaldehyde → {5-({[tert-butyl(diphenyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)-4-[(2R,6S)-2,6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl]-2,3-difluorophenyl}(phenyl)methanol

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To a stirred solution of (2R,6S)-4-[6-({[tert-butyl(diphenyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)-2,3-difluorophenyl]-2,6-dimethylmorpholine (Intermediate 3, 1 g, 2.0 mmol) in anhydrous THF (10 mL), s-butyllithium (4.5 ml, 1.4M in cyclohexane, 6.3 mmol) was added and stirred for 2 h at −78° C. Benzaldehyde (685 mg, 0.0064 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added dropwise and the solution was stirred for additional 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried (Na2SO4), and solvent was removed. The residue was purified over a silica gel chromatography column using ethyl acetate-pet. ether gradient, providing the title compound.

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