The present invention includes a process for the manufacture of dihydrothebaine, dihydrocodeinone enol acetate, hydrocodone, and analogs thereof by reacting dihydrocodeine or analogs thereof with benzophenone in the presence of potassium tert-alkylate in a hydrocarbon solvent to generate a reaction mixture containing an enolate of the corresponding ketone, followed by addition of the reaction mixture to the electrophilic agent and isolation of the product.
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