Potassium Carbonate → (+/-)-[5-Fluoro-7-(2-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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Treatment of (±)-(7-bromo-5-fluoro-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (2.00 g, 4.98 mmol) with 2-fluorophenyl boronic acid (1.05 g, 7.48 mmol), dichlorobis(tri-o-tolylphosphine)palladium(II) (0.196 g, 0.249 mmol), and potassium carbonate (1.72 g, 12.46 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 37 gave 1.94 g (94%) of (±)-[5-fluoro-7-(2-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate as a yellow oil. Rf=0.38 (silica, ethyl acetate:hexanes 3:17); Anal. calcd. for C22H18F2O4S: C, 63.45; H, 4.36. Found: C, 63.13; H, 4.19.

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