7-(3,3-dibromo-1-pentyl-allyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester → 4,4-dimethyl-7-(1-pentyl-prop-2-ynyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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A solution of 7-(3,3-dibromo-1-pentyl-allyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.08 g, 0.15 mmole) in 2 mL of THF at −78° C. was treated with 0.13 mL of 2.5M butyllithium. The reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 hour, then at room temperature for 2 hours, quenched by the successive addition of 5 mL water and 5 mL of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and extracted with three 25 mL portions of ether. The combined organic extracts were dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a yellow oil. The product was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, 5% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to yield 0.049 g of 4,4-dimethyl-7-(1-pentyl-prop-2-ynyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester as a colourless oil.

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