Water → HCID 21034016, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of n-BuLi (81 ml of a 1.6M solution in hexanes) was added to a solution of acetone oxime (4.85 g) in THF (100 ml) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to rt over 1 h. A solution of methyl 4-bromobenzoate (9.4 g) in THF (30 ml) was then added to the reaction mixture and allowed to stir for 24 h. Water (50 ml) was added to the reaction, the organics were extracted and evaporated to give a brown oil, which was further evaporated from toluene (2×25 ml). The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 10-25% gradient of EtOAc in hexane) to give the title compound (D39) as a pale yellow solid (5.4 g). LCMS electrospray (+ve) 239 (MH+).

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