Sodium Carbonate → 4-(3',4'-Dichloro-biphenyl-4-yl)-4-oxo-butyric acid, methyl ester

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In a manner similar to Example 12, Step (b), (3,4-dichloro-phenyl)boronic acid (1.0569 g, 0.005539 mol) was allowed to react with 4-(4-bromo-phenyl)-4-oxo-butyric acid, methyl ester (1.3636 g, 0.005019 mol) in the presence of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.1054 g, 0.0000912 mol) and 2.0 M aqueous sodium carbonate (5.5 mL, 0.011 mol) in toluene (11 mL) to give, after chromatography on silica gel (270 g, 230-400 mesh), eluting with hexanes-acetone (7:1) 1.432 g of 4-(3′,4′-dichloro-biphenyl-4-yl)-4-oxo-butyric acid, methyl ester as a white solid; mp 120-121° C.

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