Water → HCID 21874553, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 4-nitrobenzyl bromide (432 mg, 2 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at −70° C., was treated dropwise with isopropylmagnesium chloride (1 mL, 2-M in Et2O, 2 mmol), stirred for 1 h, treated with DDQ (499 mg, 2.2 mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The reaction mixture was poured into water (10 mL), extracted with EtOAc (2×10 mL), dried (MgSO4), concentrated in vacuo and filtered. The resulting solid was purified by chromatography [SiO2; EtOAc:Heptane (1:4)] to give the title compound (183 mg, 35%) as a pale yellow solid which was used in the next reaction without further purification.

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