Tributylstannane → 1-(3,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-5-yl)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 1-[3,5-diiodo-4-(2-methyl-allyloxy)-phenyl]-cyclopropane-carboxylic acid methyl ester (3.5 g, 7.0 mmol) in toluene (15 mL) was added Bu3SnH (2.4 g, 8.4 mmol) and AIBN (0.1 g, 0.7 mmol). The mixture was heated at reflux overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate 20:1) to give 1-(3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-5-yl)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid methyl ester (1.05 g, 62%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.10-7.07 (m, 2 H), 6.71 (d, J=8 Hz, 1 H), 4.23 (s, 2 H), 3.62 (s, 3 H), 1.58-1.54 (m, 2 H), 1.34 (s, 6 H), 1.17-1.12 (m, 2 H).

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