5-Bromo-2-chlorobenzaldehyde → (4-benzylspiro[3H-1,4-benzoxazine-2,1-cyclopropane]-6-yl)-(5-bromo-2-chloro-phenyl)methanol

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To a stirred solution of 4-benzyl-6-bromo-spiro[3H-1,4-benzoxazine-2,1′-cyclopropane] (1.12 g, 3.4 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added 1.6 M solution of n-BuLi in hexanes (2.12 mL, 3.4 mmol) at −78° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min, and then transferred to a stirred solution of 5-bromo-2-chlorobenzaldehyde (745 mg, 3.4 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at −78° C. After stirring for 1 h, the reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water, brine, dried over sodium sulphate, and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to furnish (4-benzylspiro[3H-1,4-benzoxazine-2,1′-cyclopropane]-6-yl)-(5-bromo-2-chloro-phenyl)methanol (790 mg).

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