Methyl 4,5-Dibromo-2-furancarboxylate → Methyl 4-bromo-5-methylfuran-2-carboxylate

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Methyl 4,5-dibromo-2-furancarboxylate (3.7 g, 13.03 mmol) [prepared according to Example 127] and trans-dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)Palladium (II) (0.46 g, 0.65 mmol) were combined in THF (50 ml) to give a yellow suspension. A THF solution of methylzinc chloride (11.40 ml, 22.81 mmol) was added dropwise at room temperature. After stirring at ambient temperature for 20 h, the solution was concentrated and purified using silica gel and eluting with 0-30% ethyl acetate/hexane to generate the title compound as a white solid (1.45 g, 6.61 mmol, 51% yield): LC-MS (ES) m/z 220 (M+H)+.

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