Hydrochloric Acid → p-[(Trifluorovinyl)dimethylsilyl]phenetole

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A -30° C. solution of bromotrifluoroethylene (7.15 g, 0.044 mol) in ether is treated with p-(chlorodimethylsilyl)phenetole (9.54 g, 0.044 mol), cooled to -65° C., treated dropwise with a 1.3M solution of sec-butyllithium in cyclohexane (34.2 mL, 0.044 mol) while maintaining the temperature below -60° C., stirred at -65° C. for 5 hours, stirred at room temperature overnight, cooled to 0° C., treated with dilute hydrochloric acid, and diluted with ether. The organic phase is separated, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a residue which is distilled to give the title product as a clear liquid (7.66 g, bp 84°-92° C./0.8 mm Hg).

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