Cesium carbonate → Ethyl 4-[[5-(1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)-2-methyl-benzoyl]amino]-3,5-dimethyl-benzoate

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To a solution of ethyl 4-[(5-bromo-2-methyl-benzoyl)amino]-3,5-dimethyl-benzoate (0.5 g, 1.28 mmol), 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro(4.5)decane (0.22 g, 1.54 mmol) and Cs2CO3 (1.25 g, 3.84 mmol) in THF (10 ml) is added Pd(OAc)2 (0.04 g, 0.19 mmol) followed by racemic-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (119.7 mg, 0.19 mmol). The reaction mixture is purged with nitrogen for 5 minutes and then heated at 90° C. After 16 hours, the reaction is cooled to ambient temperature and diluted with ammonium chloride and extracted twice with EtOAc. The combined organic layers are dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue is purified by flash chromatography (silica gel) using 0-100% ethyl acetate in hexane to afford the title compound as a brown solid (0.21 g, 36.2%). Mass spectrum (m/z): 453.2 (M+1).

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