Triphenylphosphine → Ethyl 3-ethoxy-3-{4-[(3-isopropyloxybenzyl)oxy]phenyl}propionate

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Ethyl 3-ethoxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (100 mg, 0.420 mmol) produced in Example 1 (1C) and 3-isopropyloxybenzyl alcohol (118 mg, 0.710 mmol) were dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (2 mL), and triphenylphosphine (165 mg, 0.629 mmol) and a diethyl azodicarboxylate toluene solution (2.2 M, 290 μL, 0.640 mmol) were added thereto at room temperature, and then, the resulting mixture was stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature for 4 hours.

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