Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 17946008, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred suspension of methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (329 mg) in anhydrous THF (10 ml) at 0° C. was added potassium tert-butoxide (103 mg) in one portion. After stirring for 30 min, a solution of 4-(2,4-bis{[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}phenyl)cyclohexanone (200 mg) in THF (5 ml) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for a further 30 min at 0° C., and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (20 ml) was added. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 ml). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (20 ml), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification via flash column chromatography (SiO2 eluting with diethyl ether:petroleum ether, 1:4 v/v) furnished the title compound as a colourless oil (135 mg, 68%). δH (CDCl3): 0.19 (6H, s), 0.24 (6H, s), 0.97 (9H, s), 1.03 (9H, s), 1.41 (2H, dq), 1.84-1.93 (2H, m), 2.16 (2H, dt), 2.33-2.42 (2H, m), 3.01 (1H, tt), 4.66 (2H, s), 6.29 (1H, dd), 6.40 (1H, dd), 6.94 (1H, d).

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