Potassium Carbonate → Methyl E-4-{3-(4-cyanobenzyl)-5-[2-(4'-trifluoromethylbiphenyl-4-ylmethoxy)phenyl]pent-4-enyl}benzoate

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A solution of 1150 mg (2.79 mmol) of methyl E-4-[3-(4-cyanobenzyl)-5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)pent-4-enyl]benzoate from Example 75A in 50 ml of dry acetonitrile is mixed with 908 mg (3.35 mmol) of 4-chloromethyl-4′-trifluoromethylbiphenyl from Example 23A and 579 mg (4.19 mmol) of anhydrous potassium-carbonate and heated to reflux for 12 hours. The mixture is then concentrated to dryness. The residue is taken up in ethyl acetate, washed with water and saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over sodium sulfate. The organic phase is concentrated. The resulting crude product is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase: cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 7:3). 1620 mg (2.51 mmol, 90% yield) of a solid are obtained.

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