1-Tert-butyl 3-methyl 4-(trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-1,3-dicarboxylate → 4-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-1,3-dicarboxylic acid 1-tert-butyl ester 3-methyl ester

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To a mixture of 4-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-1,3-dicarboxylic acid 1-tert-butyl ester 3-methyl ester (10.1 g, 25.9 mmol), 4-fluorophenylzinc bromide solution (0.5 M in THF, 86.3 ml, 43.1 mmol) and 290 ml THF was added tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.83 g, 0.72 mmol) at RT. After stirring for 6 h the reaction was quenched with ice. The mixture was diluted with tert-butyl methyl ether and washed with 2 M aqueous sodium carbonate solution. The aqueous layer was extracted with two portions of tert-butyl methyl ether. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue by flash chromatography (heptane/ethyl) gave the title compound as a lightly yellow amorphous residue (6.8 g, 71%).

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