Propargyl alcohol → 3-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)prop-2-yn-1-ol

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Bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) chloride (120 mg; 0.171 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of propargyl alcohol (5.24 g; 93.4 mmol; 1.02 eq), 1-iodo-3,4-dichlorobenzene (25.0 g; 91.6 mmol, 1 eq), triethylamine (18.5 g; 183.2 mmol, 2 eq), and copper iodide (60 mg; 0.32 mmol) in THF (50 mL). The mixture was stirred at 35° C. for 12 h under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was then filtered through a bed of celite and the filtrate was washed with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was then concentrated at 35° C. (vac.=28 in Hg) using a rotary evaporator. The residue was purified using a silica gel column (4:1 heptane/ethyl acetate→2:1 heptane/ethyl acetate) to give the desired product as a light yellow solid (17.10 g; 85.2 mmol; 93%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 4.53 (s, 2H) 7.19 (d, 1H) 7.29 (d, 1H) 7.49 (s, 1H).

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