Tri-tert-butylphosphine tetrafluoroborate → 6-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-ylmethyl)-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one

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6-bromo-3,4-dihydro-1H-isochromen-1-one (10 g, 44 mmol) was combined with tri-t-butyl phosphonium tetrafluoroborate (256 mg, 0.881 mmol), palladium (II) acetate (99 mg, 0.44 mmol) and commercially available bromo(1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl)zinc solution (0.5 M, 97 mL, 48 mmol) in DMF (100 mL), and the mixture was degassed three times by alternating vacuum and nitrogen purge. The mixture was then heated at 85° C. for 6 h, then was stirred at RT overnight. Ethyl acetate and ether were added and the mixture was washed with water. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate, the organic layers were combined, and washed twice with water and once with brine. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by MPLC (silica) eluting with ethyl acetate in hexanes to afford the title compound. LCMS: m/z 235 (M+1)+.

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