1,4-Dioxane → (E)-methyl-2-(2-((4-(2-methoxyethoxy)phenoxy)methyl)-4-chlorophenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate

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1.1 g (3.3 mmol) of the compound obtained in Step 3, 0.17 g (0.15 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium and 1.96 g (9.0 mmol) of K3PO4 were placed in a flask, and 5 ml of dioxane and 1 ml of water were added thereto. After adding 0.73 g (3.0 mmol) of (E)-methyl-2-iodo-3-methoxy-2-propenoate thereto, the resulting mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 22 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, and 10 ml of ethyl acetate was added thereto. The water layer was separated and extracted twice with 10 ml of ethyl acetate, and the organic layers were combined, washed with 20 ml of water and then with 20 ml of a brine solution, dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated under a reduced pressure. The resulting residue was subjected to column chromatography using 20% ethyl acetate/hexane as an eluent to obtain 0.87 g (yield 71%) of (E)-methyl-2-(2-((4-(2-methoxyethoxy)phenoxy)methyl)-4-chlorophenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate.

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