Water → 3-chloro-6-{(E)-2-cyclopentyl-1-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-2-methoxypyridine

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A solution of lithiumhexamethyldisilazide in tetrahydrofuran (1 M, 5.22 mL) was added to a solution of (cyclopentylmethyl)triphenylphosphonium iodide (described in WO 2001044216) (2.46 g) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) in a nitrogen atmosphere under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The reaction solution was ice-cooled again and a solution of (5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]methanone obtained in Reference Example 1-1 (1.0 g) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added, after which the mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The reaction solution was poured into water, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was then evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform:hexane=1:1) to give 3-chloro-6-{(E)-2-cyclopentyl-1-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-2-methoxypyridine (710 mg, 58%) as a colorless oil.

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