Methyl Acrylate → 3-(4-Formyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl ester

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To a stirred solution of trifluoro-methanesulfonic acid 4-formyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl ester (4.7 g, 16.7 mmol) in dry DMF (75 mL) under argon is sequentially added at rt triethylamine (3.4 g, 33.3 mmol), methyl acrylate (14.3 g, 167 mmol), 1,3-bis-(diphenylphosphino)-propane (378 mg, 0.92 mmol) and Pd(OAc)2 (187 mg, 0.83 mmol). The mixture is heated to 115° C. and stirred for 5 h. The mixture is diluted with diethyl ether (350 mL) and washed twice with aq. 1 N HCl and once with sat. aq. NaHCO3. The organic extract is dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. The residue is purified by CC on silica gel eluting with heptane:EA 5:1 to give 3-(4-formyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl ester (2.9 g) as a slightly yellow solid; LC-MS: tR=0.96 min.

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