Cyclohexane → 2-Chloro-N,N-diethyl-6-(trimethylgermyl)benzamide

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 1.3M s-BuLi in cyclohexane (21.8 mL, 28.3 mmol) was added dropwise to a dry ice/acetone cooled solution of the compound of example e (4.6 g, 21.7 mmol) in THF (60 mL), maintaining the internal reaction temperature ≤-65° C. This mixture was stirred at -78° C. for 45 min, then was quenched by the dropwise addition of a solution of trimethylchlorogermane (5.0 g, 32.6 mmol) in THF (30 mL), again maintaining the internal reaction temperature ≤-65° C. The reaction was warmed to 0° C., diluted with ether, and extracted with 10% HCl (2×) followed with sat aq NaHCO3. The ether was dried (MgSO4), concentrated, and purified by HPLC with 6% EtOAc in hexanes to afford 3.2 g of the title compound as a white solid, a 45% yield. m.p. 47-48° C.

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