2',5'-Dimethoxyacetophenone → 2-(3,4-Difluoro-5-methoxyphenyl)-1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanone

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A 100-mL round-bottom flask charged with Pd2dba3 (69 mg, 0.075 mmol), BINAP (112 mg, 0.18 mmol), and NaOt−Bu (650 mg, 6.5 mmol) was degassed and filled with N2. THF (20 mL) was added, followed by a solution 5-bromo-1,2-difluoro-3-methoxybenzene (1.1 g, 5 mmol) and 1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanone (1.08 g, 6 mmol) in THF (10 mL). The resulting mixture was heated at 70° C. for 16 h. Water (30 mL) was added, and the mixture was extracted with ether (3×50 mL). The combined organics were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to give the crude product, which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluting with petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=80/1˜40/1) to give 2-(3,4-difluoro-5-methoxyphenyl)-1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanone (0.4 g) as a light yellow solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.24 (d, 1H), 7.04 (dd, 1H), 6.92 (d, 1H), 6.68-6.61 (m, 2H), 4.23 (s, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.78 (s, 3H); LCMS: 323 (M+H)+.

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