A stream of argon was passed through a solution of 8-bromo-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.44 g) in toluene (15 ml) for 15 min. Then tetrakis (triphenylphosphine) palladium (179 mg) and vinyltributylstannane (1.65 ml) were added. The reaction mixture was heated under an Argon atmosphere to 100° C. overnight, then cooled to r.t. and treated with 4M potassium fluoride solution. The suspension was stirred for 10 min and then filtered. The solids were washed with toluene. The filtrate was washed with 4M K solution, then dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel; gradient: cyclohexane→cyclohexane/EtOAc 3:2) to give 8-vinyl-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.11 g) as light yellow liquid. MS (ISP): 227.1 ((M+H)+.).
