1-(2-bromophenyl)-2-phenylethanone

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Following the same reaction procedure and workup as for Compound 405f (235 mg, 1.31 mmol) of Compound 53 was reacted with the product of the previous reaction, Compound 424b (360 mg, 1.31 mmol), in ethanol (12 mL) using 10% w/v KOH in ethanol (1.1 mL) to produce the title compound (210 mg, 40% yield).