Methyl iodide → 5-Biphenyl-4-yl-3-methoxy-pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester

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Sodium hydride (60%; 7.0 mg, 0.17 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 5-biphenyl-4-yl-3-hydroxy-pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (Intermediate 3, 50 mg, 0.15 mmol) in dimethylformamide (0.5 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen. After stirring for 5 minutes methyl iodide (14 μL, 0.23 mmol) was added and stirring continued for 12 hours. The volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue partitioned between dichloromethane (5 mL) and water (5 mL). The phases were separated and the organic phase dried (MgSO4), then the solvent evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (1:8 diethyl ether:cyclohexane) to give the title compound (18 mg, 35%) as a colourless gum. LC/MS: 3.87 min; z/e 358, calcd (M+NH4) 358. 1H NMR (400 MHz: CDCl3): 7.59 (2 H), 7.53 (2 H), 7.42 (2 H), 7.28 (3 H), 3.68 (1 H), 3.40 (3 H), 2.77 (2 H), 2.56 (1 H), 2.38 (1 H), 1.88 (2 H), 1.47 (9 H).

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