Bromobenzene → HCID 20067687, compound

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The compound is prepared from 6.0 g of magnesium turnings in 42 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran, 39.3 g of bromobenzene in 84 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran and 25.4 g of 5-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylpentan-1-one in 75 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran according to the procedure described in Example 1(b). The product is recrystallized from toluene. The yield is 14.9 g (45%) of a product having m.p. 120°-2° C.

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