S. Mhz, 8; HRMS (ESI/TOF) m/z

J. Dd, . =1h, and J. =. Td, 39 (1H, dd, J = 1.6, 8.0, arom), 7.45 (1H, td, J = 1.6, 8.0, arom); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) ? 15, 47?2.52 (1H Chiral HPLC: Whelk-O1 (S,S), pp.2-80, 1929.

1. , D. , J. =. Dd, and J. =. , ); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) ? 25, 82?7.23?8, vol.84264, issue.8

J. =. Dd, arom); 19 F NMR (376.5 MHz) ? ?111.4; 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) ? 17, CH 2 ), 2.79?2.837), 118.2 (d, J = 22.5), 123.5, 129.0 (d, J = 9.2), pp.6-99

J. Br-d, . =1h, J. =. Dd, and S. , 2- chlorocyclopentanone (1 mL, 10 mmol) was added at 0 °C, and the mixture was stirred overnight at rt. The mixture was then diluted with 100 mL of water and extracted with dichloromethane (3 × 40 mL), and the organic layer was dried on MgSO 4 and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude was purified by flash chromatography (petroleum ether?dichloromethane, 100/0 ? 65/35) to give the desired product: yield 2.5% (75 mg); yellow solid; R f = 0.60 (dichloromethane/petroleum ether); 19 F NMR (376.5 MHz) ? ?61.0; 13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ) ? 25 A solution of n-Butyllithium in hexanes (1.60 M, 0.53 mmol) was added dropwise at ?78 °C (ethanol bath) under nitrogen atmosphere to a solution of 3-(2- bromophenyl) mmol) in anhydrous THF (2.4 mL) Then a solution of chlorodiphenylphosphine for 1o (0.58 mmol), diphenylphosphinic chloride for 1p (0.58 mmol) or 1-cyanobenzimidazole for 1i (2.12 mmol) in anhydrous THF (0.3 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature (cooling bath was not removed) and stirred overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the crude was purified by flash chromatography (petroleum ether?dichloromethane); brown solid, trifluoromethylaniline (1.26 mL, 10 mmol) in DMSO (4 mL) was added sodium hydroxide (0.40 g, 10 mmol) under nitrogen atmosphere. After 15 min of stirring at room temperature The mixture was stirred 60 min at room temperature 137?138 °C; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) ? 2.33?2.50 (4H, m, 2 CH 2 ), 2.76?2.86 (2H1H, br t, J = 7.7, arom), 7.74 (1H, dt, J = 0.5, 7.8, arom) CHCl 3 ). Procedure for Cyano (1i), Diphenylphosphino (1o), and Diphenylphosporyl (1p) Derivatives100) followed by chiral chromatography on Whelk-O1 (S,S) (heptane CDCl 3 ) ? 2.39?2.64 (4H, m, pp.2-76

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