Triethylamine → 3-[3-(2-tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-2-methyl-propyl)-phenyl]-acrylic acid benzyl ester

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A mixture of [2-(3-bromophenyl)-1,1-dimethylethyl]carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (preparation 32), (2 g, 6.09 mmol), benzyl acrylate (2 g, 12.19), palladium (II) acetate (204 mg, 0.91 mmol), tri-p-tolyl phosphite (556 mg, 1.83 mmol) and triethylamine (2.12 mL, 15.22 mmol) in acetonitrile (100 mL) was heated under reflux for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate:pentane to afford the title compound as a pale yellow oil in 90% yield, 2.23 g.

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