1-Chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene → 4-trifluoromethyl-cinnamic Acid Butyl Ester

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

4-chlorobenzotrifluoride (0.71 g, 5 mmols), acrylic acid butyl ester (0.97 g, 7.6 mmols), sodium carbonate (0.81 g, 7.6 mmols), tetrabutylammonium bromide (161 mg, 0.5 mmol) and 4 ml DMA are placed under argon in a reaction flask and heated to 130° C. Afterwards, 22 mg of dinorbornyl phosphine in 1 ml of DMA and 0.2 ml of a 0.25 M PdCl2 solution in DMA are dispensed in after one another. The reaction mixture is stirred for 10 hours at 130° C. and then cooled. The yield determined in the reaction mixture by gas chromatography is 95% (GC).

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