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Starting Substrate Product Yield (%)<br />

(64)<br />

(65)<br />

(66)<br />

(67)<br />

50<br />

(68)<br />

(69)<br />

(70)<br />

(71)<br />

Table 2.8 Yields obtained <strong>of</strong> products (68) - (71)<br />

29<br />

74<br />

79<br />

65<br />

Chapter Two<br />

(4-(benzyloxy)but-2-enyl)trimethylsilane (68) was prepared by stirring allyl benzyl e<strong>the</strong>r<br />

(64) with three equivalents <strong>of</strong> allyltrimethylsilane in DCM <strong>and</strong> heating to reflux under an<br />

atmosphere <strong>of</strong> argon for 48 hours. Over <strong>the</strong> 48 hour time period 5 mol % Grubbs 2 nd<br />

generation catalyst was added in small portions. After which, purification by column<br />

chromatography [hexane: diethyl e<strong>the</strong>r (97:3)] was meant to afford <strong>the</strong> desired product.<br />

However, <strong>the</strong> product obtained also contained starting material, due to <strong>the</strong> close proximity<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> starting material <strong>and</strong> product Rf values. Alteration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> solvent mixture to hexane<br />

yielded a small amount <strong>of</strong> product, but an insufficient quantity to continue with <strong>the</strong><br />

fluorination step. The reaction was repeated, <strong>and</strong> monitored closely throughout <strong>the</strong> reflux<br />

by 1 H NMR spectroscopy. After 48 hours <strong>the</strong> 1 H NMR spectrum still showed half <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

reaction mixture to be starting material, <strong>the</strong>refore a longer reaction time was given, <strong>and</strong> a<br />

small amount <strong>of</strong> extra Grubbs catalyst added, in an attempt to drive <strong>the</strong> reaction to

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