Triphenylphosphine → Ethyl 3-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanophenoxy)propionate

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Reaction Steps

In a similar manner to that described in Example 122, a reaction was carried out using ethyl 3-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)lactate (1.01 g), which is the product of Reference example 1(b), 4-cyanophenol (481 mg), triphenylphosphine (1.06 g) and solution of diethylazodicarboxylate in toluene (40%, 0.73 ml) and the reaction mixture was treated to afford the desired compound (619 mg) as a colorless oil.

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