Citric Acid → 5-[3-(4-Acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenylamino]-nicotinic acid methyl ester

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Reaction Steps

Combine 1-[4-(3-amino-benzyloxy)-2-hydroxy-3-propyl-phenyl]-ethanone (500 mg, 1.67 mmol), 5-bromo-nicotinic acid methyl ester (328 mg, 1.52 mmol) and cesium carbonate (693 mg, 2.13 mmol) in toluene (25 mL) and stir. Purge reaction vessel with Argon. Add BINAP [rac-2,2′-Bis(diphenyl-phosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl] (142 mg, 0.228 mmol), and palladium acetate (34 mg, 0.152 mmol). Purge reaction vessel with argon. Heat to 100° C. After 18 hours, cool to ambient temperature. Add 10% aqueous citric acid, and extract with ethyl acetate. Combine the organic layers, dry with sodium sulfate, filter and concentrate to yield a residue. Purify the residue by flash chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate:hexanes to yield a yellow solid (250 mg, 38%):1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 0.81 (t, 3H), 1.46 (sextet, 2H), 2.57 (m, 5H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 5.25 (s, 2H), 6.72 (d, 1H), 7.03 (d, 1H), 7.08 (d, 1H), 7.24 (bs, 1H), 7.35 (t, 1H), 8.54 (dd, 1H), 8.69 (bs, 1H), 12.84 (s, 1H).

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