Methyl 2-(4-iodophenyl)propanoate → 2-{4-[(8-Cyclopropyl-3,4-dihydro-4,4-dimethylspiro[2H-1-benzopyran-2,1'-cyclopropane]-6-yl)ethynyl]-phenyl}-propionic acid methyl ester

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A solution of 8-cyclopropyl-6-ethynyl-3,4-dihydro-4,4-dimethylspiro[2H-1-benzopyran-2,1′-cyclopropane] (described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,252,090; 0.068 g, 0.27 mmol), and methyl-2-(4-iodo phenyl)propionate (Reagent 1, 0.086 g, 0.3 mmol) in triethyl amine (3 mL), was treated with copper(I)iodide (0.028 g, 0.15 mmol) and sparged with argon for 5 minutes. Dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) (0.057 g, 0.08 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. It was diluted with diethyl ether and filtered over a bed of celite. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to brown oil that was subjected to flash column chromatography over silica gel (230-400 mesh) to afford the title compound as an oil (0.072 g, 56%).

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