Sodium Carbonate → Methyl (s)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4'-cyano-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)propanoate

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Suzuki coupling: To a solution of (S)-3-(4-Bromo-phenyl)-2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-propionic acid methyl ester (70.1 mmol) in toluene (250 mL) was added 4-cyanobenzeneboronic acid (105 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (3.5 mmol), and 1N Na2CO3 solution (105 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux for 7 h. After completion of the reaction, the aqueous layer was drained. The organic was washed with 10% Na2CO3 and 1 N HCl. The organic was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the crude product. The residue was purified by column chromatography (hexanes-EtOAc) to provide (S)-2-tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-3-(4′-cyano-biphenyl-4-yl)-propionic acid methyl ester (18.2 g). LC-MS (m/z) 382.

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