Triethylamine → 1-Difluoromethoxy-4-{3-[3-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-cyclobutyl]phenyl-ethynyl}benzene

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{3-[3-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-cyclobutyl]-phenylethynyl}-triisopropyl-silane (1.00 g, 2.70 mmol) was dissolved in THF (5 ml) and treated with a 1M solution of tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) in THF (5 ml) at room temperature. The crude product obtained from aqueous work-up was placed in a CEM snap top microwave vial and combined with 1-Bromo-4-Difluoromethoxybenzene (1.20 gm, 5.38 mmol), copper iodide (70 mg, 0.262 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (140 mg, 0.120 mmol) and triethylamine (5.8 g, 98 mmol). The vial was quickly agitated then irradiated in a CEM Explorer™ microwave instrument for 30 minutes at 80° C. Purification by column chromatography (gradient; 0%-10% EtOAc in hexanes) afforded an oil 882 mg (46%). This material was used in next step without further characterization.

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