Potassium Carbonate → HCID 86599112, compound

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Treatment of (±)-(7-bromo-4-fluoro-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (2.05 g, 5.11 mmol) with 2-methylphenyl boronic acid (1.04 g, 7.66 mmol), dichlorobis(tri-o-tolylphosphine)-palladium(II) (0.201 g, 0.255 mmol), and potassium carbonate (1.77 g, 12.77 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 37 provided 1.38 g (65%) of (±)-[4-fluoro-7-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate as a white solid. Rf=0.34 (silica, ethyl acetate:hexanes 1.5:8.5); Anal. calcd. for C23H21FO4S: C, 66.97; H, 5.13. Found: C, 66.95; H, 4.76.

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