Sodium Carbonate → Tert-butyl 4-(1-phenylvinyl)benzoate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 4-bromobenzoate (616 mg, 2.4 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane and water (4:1, 10 mL) were added (E)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-styryl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (553 mg, 2.4 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (58.9 mg, 0.05 mmol) and sodium carbonate (164 mg, 1.55 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 90° C. under nitrogen atmosphere for 18 hours. Once the start material was consumed, the resultant mixture was concentrated to give a residue and the residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=30:1) to give tert-butyl 4-(1-phenylvinyl)benzoate (0.59 g, 87.5%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.96 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 7.41-7.26 (m, 7H), 5.55-5.53 (m, 2H), 1.61 (s, 9H).

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