Iodine → 4-(4-(4-(Heptyloxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)phenyl propanoate

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To a stirring suspension of zinc (228 mg, 3.49 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added diiodine (44 mg, 0.17 mmol). When the color was discharged, (R)-methyl 2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-iodopropanoate (382 mg, 1.16 mmol) and further diiodine (44.2 mg, 0.17 mmol) were added. After stirring at RT for 30 min, the reaction mixture was de-gassed by bubbling through N2 then 2-(4-bromophenyl)-4-(4-(heptyloxy)phenyl)thiazole (500 mg, 1.16 mmol), dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)phosphine (23.8 mg, 0.06 mmol), Pd2dba3 (26 mg, 0.03 mmol) and DMF (2 mL) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 50° C. for 3 h, cooled and purified by column chromatography (10-80% EA in iso-hexanes) to afford 620 mg (96%) of (S)-methyl 2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(4-(4-(4-(heptyloxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)phenyl propanoate. LCMS-ESI (m/z) calculated for C31H40N2O5S: 552.3; no ion observed, tR=3.37 min. (Method 4).

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