Ethanol → Methyl 6-(4'-pentylbiphenyl-4-yl)-2-phenyl-2-(4-pyrrolidinophenyl)-2h-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran-5-carboxylate

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A mixture of 6-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-5-methoxycarbonyl-3-phenyl-3-(4-pyrrolidinophenyl)-2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran (0.96 g, 1.6 mmol), 4′-pentyl-4-biphenylboronic acid (0.66 g, 2.5 mmol), K2CO3 (0.68 g, 49 mmol) and Pd(PPh3)4 (91 mg, 3 mol %) in PhMe (30 mL) and EtOH (30 mL) was heated at reflux for 2 h. The resulting solution was cooled, poured into water (100 mL), extracted with DCM (4×50 mL), dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed twice on silica using PhMe (80% in hexanes). The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue crystallized from acetone-MeOH to give the title compound (0.36 g, 32%) as a purple powder.

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