6-(2-Cyclopentyl-2-hydroxy-but-3-ynyl)-2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]dioxin-4-one → 2-{4-[3-cyclopentyl-4-(2,2-dimethyl-4-oxo-4H-1,3-dioxin-6-yl)-3-hydroxybut-1-ynyl]-2-fluorophenyl)-2-methylpropanenitrile

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To a solution of 2-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-2-methylpropanenitrile (3.0 g, 12.4 mmol) in diisopropylamine (32 mL) and DMF (16 mL) was added 6-(2-cyclopentyl-2-hydroxybut-3-ynyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxin-4-one (3.2 g, 12.4 mmol), PdCl2(PPh3)2 (350 mg, 4 mol %), CuI (71 mg, 3 mol %). The mixture was heated to 90° C. for 30 min before it was cooled down to room temperature. The reaction was diluted with aqueous NH4Cl, extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried with Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The mixture was purified by flash column chromatography (10-50% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the product (4.2 g, 79% yield). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 1.65-1.76 (m, 14H), 1.79 (s, 6H), 1.82-1.85 (m, 1H), 2.24 (s, 1H), 2.59 (s, 1H), 2.67 (m, 2H), 5.46 (m, 1H), 7.11 (dd, J=12.15, 1.60 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (dd, J=8.10, 1.70 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (t, J=8.10 Hz, 1H).

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