2-Phenylacetophenone → 3-(3-Bromo-4-iodo-phenyl)-1,2-diphenyl-propan-1-one

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A solution of deoxybenzoin (26.4 mg, 0.134 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (0.66 mL) was cooled to −78° C. and potassium tert-butoxide (0.15 mL, 0.15 mmol, 1.0 M in tetrahydrofuran) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 10 minutes and 2-bromo-4-(bromomethyl)-1-iodobenzene (50.0 mg, 0.133 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (1 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was warmed to 25° C. and quenched with saturated ammonium chloride (5 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×5 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (5 mL), dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to a crude yellow oil which was purified by flash column chromatography to yield the desired product (65 mg, 42%). LCMS found for C21H17BrIO (M+H)+: m/z=491, 493.

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