tert-Butyl methyl ether → 2-(4-((2R)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-4-(2-thiophenylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl)phenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-propanol

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A 1-L pressure vessel was charged with 2-(4-bromophenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-ol (43.8 g, 163 mmol, Example 27, Step 1), (3R)-3-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2-thiophenylsulfonyl)piperazine (47.8 g, 136 mmol), 200 mL of toluene, and sodium tert-butoxide (32.6 g, 339 mmol). After bubbling nitrogen gas through the solution for 5 min, chloro(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-di-1-propoxy-1,1′-biphenyl)[2-(2-aminoethylphenyl)]palladium(II), methyl-t-butylether adduct (RuPhos Palladacycle) (0.99 g, 1.36 mmol, Strem Chemicals, Newburyport, Mass.) and 2-dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-diisopropoxybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine (RuPhos) (0.63 g, 1.36 mmol, Strem Chemicals, Newburyport, Mass.) were added. The vessel was sealed and heated at 65° C. for 12 h. After that time, the mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. Purification by column chromatography on silica gel (0 to 60% EtOAc in hexanes) gave 2-(4-((2R)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-4-(2-thiophenylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl)phenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-propanol (54.4 g) as a yellow foam.

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