Diisopropylethylamine → 3-Isopropylbenzofuran

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A solution of 1-iodo-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyloxy)benzene (5 g, 17.3 mmol) in propionitrile (10 mL) and diisopropylethylamine (9 mL, 52 mmol) is degassed with argon for 15 min. To this solution is added palladium acetate (423 mg, 1.73 mmol) and the reaction is heated to 100° C. overnight. The reaction is then cooled to room temperature and passed through a pad of celite, washing the filter cake with ethyl acetate (50 mL). The ethyl acetate and amine base are then removed under vacuum. The crude reaction mixture is then chromatographed using 100% hexanes to yield title compound as a colorless oil in 52% yield (1.3 g): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.7 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.32-7.24 (m, 2H), 3.11-3.07 (m, 1H), 1.32 (2s, 6H).

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