Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 21105765, compound

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To a solution (25 ml) of 2-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)furan (3.18 g) in tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise n-butyl lithium (1.6 M solution in hexane, 10.0 ml) under an argon atmosphere at −78° C. This mixed solution was heated to room temperature, and a solution (30 ml) of zinc chloride (2.25 g) in tetrahydrofuran was added. This mixture was stirred for 1 hr., and benzyl 2-benzyloxy-5-iodobenzoate (6.66 g) and tetrakis (triphenylphosphine)palladium (0.433 g) were added. This mixture was stirred overnight under an argon atmosphere, and poured into 0.5 M hydrochloric acid. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=5:1, volume ratio) and recrystallized from hexane-ethyl acetate to give benzyl 2-benzyloxy-5-[5-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-furyl]benzoate (3.41 g, yield 43%) as pale-yellow needle crystals. melting point: 97–98° C.

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