4-(4-Chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzaldehyde → 1-Chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(4-vinylphenoxy)benzene

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An alternative synthesis was provided to prepare the compound of D21: To a suspension of methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (64.7 g, 181 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (THF) (20 mL) was added dropwise n-butyllithium (113 mL, 181 mmol) under −78° C. over 30 mins. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h, and then was added a solution of 4-{[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]oxy}benzaldehyde (36.3 g, 121 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (15 ml). The reaction mixture was warmed slowly to room temperature and stirred overnight at room temperature. The mixture was quenched with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was dried with anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude sample was purified by silica gel column (220 g) using hexane/ethyl acetate (20:1) as eluent to afford the title compound (28 g, 94 mmol, 78% yield) LCMS: rt=4.29 min.

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