N-Iodosuccinimide → (E)-ethyl 3-(4-iodophenyl)acrylate

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N-Iodosuccinimide (2.5 g, 11 mmol) was added to a suspension of 4-(E-3-ethoxy-3-oxo-1-propen-1-yl)phenylboronic acid (2.2 g, 10 mmol) in CH3CN (50 mL) at room temperature. The reaction was covered with foil, stirred for 26 h, and then diluted with EtOAc. The resulting mixture was washed with water (2×100 mL), washed with sodium thiosulfate (100 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. The crude material was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-50% EtOAc in hexanes) to give 2.6 g of (E)-ethyl 3-(4-iodophenyl)acrylate as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.79 (d, 2H), 7.60 (d, 1H), 7.53 (d, 2H), 6.68 (d, 1H), 4.19 (q, 2H), 1.26 (t, 3H); LCMS: 303 (M+H)+.

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