Allyltributylstannane → 5-allyl-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one

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A 4-neck, 22-L, round bottom flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermocouple, nitrogen bubbler, and condenser was charged with 5-bromophthalide (650 g, 3.0 mol), allyltri-n-butyltin (1200 g, 3.6 mol), palladium tetrakis triphenylphosphine (100 g, 0.089 mol), lithium chloride (250 g, 5.9 mol) and toluene (8.8 L). The mixture was evacuated and flushed with nitrogen 3 times and then was stirred at 100° C. for 4 hours. After slowly cooling to ambient temperature, the mixture was filtered and concentrated. The resulting solid was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane:ethyl acetate, 0->40%) to provide 5-allyl-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one.

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