A suspension of (trimethylsilyl)acetylene (0.696 g, 7.08 mmol), methyl 2-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)acetate (A48) (0.500 g, 2.02 mmol), PPh3 (0.053 g, 0.202 mmol), CuI (39 mg, 0.202 mmol), Et3N (1.41 mL, 10.1 mmol) and PdCl2(PPh3)2 (0.142 g, 0.202 mmol) in THF (25 mL) was heated at 35° C. for 16 hours. The resulting mixture was adsorbed onto silica gel and purified using column chromatography (Biotage Isolera, 40 g SiO2 cartridge, 0-40% EtOAc in petroleum benzine 40-60° C.) to yield the title compound A49 as a clear oil (0.212 g, 40%); LCMS-A: rt 6.830 min.
