Nitrogen → 3-(4-Fluoro-2-methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl ester

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4-fluoro-1-iodo-2-methylsulfanyl-benzene (6.8 g 25.3 mmol), K2CO3 (9.9 g, 63.4 mmol), methyl acrylate (5.7 ml, 63.4 mmol), Tetra-n-butylammonium chloride (7.0 g, 25.3 mmol) and Pd(OAc)2 (1.1 g, 5.07 mmol) were mixed in DMF (150 ml). The mixture was heated at 50° C. under the atmosphere of N2 overnight, after which water was added and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The extracts were combined, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography to give the desired product (4.8 g, yield 89%).

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