Cesium carbonate → 4-((3-(Difluoromethoxy)-2-methoxy-6-(1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)phenoxy)methyl)benzamide

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To a stirring solution of 4-((6-bromo-3-(difluoromethoxy)-2-methoxyphenoxy)methyl)benzamide (500 mg, 1.24 mmol) in dimethylformamide (10 mL) was purged with argon for 1 h. To this cesium carbonate (1.2 g, 3.73 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) (72 mg, 0.06 mmol) and 5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)isoindolin-1-one (386 mg, 1.49 mmol) were added and the resultant reaction mixture was heated to 80-90° C. for 3 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to RT, filtered and the filtrate was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The combined ethyl acetate layer was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification of the residue by column chromatography (silica gel, 0-20% ethyl acetate in pet ether) afforded the title compound as a solid (100 mg, 17.7%).

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