Ethanol → 2-Methyl-2-(4-{2-[5-methyl-2-(4-naphthalen-1-ylphenyl)oxazol-4-yl]ethoxy}-phenoxy) propionic acid ethyl ester

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A solution of 2-(4-{2-[2-(4-bromophenyl)-5-methyloxazol-4-yl]ethoxy}phenoxy)-2-methyl-propionic acid ethyl ester (0.907 mmol) (see Ex. 2, part B) and 1-naphthaleneboronic acid (0.998 mmol) in toluene:ethanol (18.2 mL of a 1:1 solution) was treated with Na2CO3(aq) (0.906 mL of a 2M solution). A nitrogen atmosphere was applied, Pd(PPh3)4 (52.5 mg) was added, and the orange mixture was heated at reflux for 2 h. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (20 mL) and H2O (30 mL). The layers were separated, and the aqueous phase was back-extracted with ethyl acetate (2×10 mL). Combined organic phases were washed with brine (20 mL), dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated. The product was purified by silica gel chromatography (20 g SiO2, 3:7 ethyl acetate:hexanes) to give the desired product in 87% as an orange oil; Rf=0.46 in 1:4 ethyl acetate:hexanes; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.09 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.92-7.82 (m, 3H), 7.59-7.40 (m, 6H), 6.81-6.72 (m, 4H), 4.22-4.17 (m, 4H), 2.98 (t, 2H), 2.38 (s, 3H), 1.46 (s, 6H), 1.22 (t, 3H); MS (EI) 536.3 (M+H)+.

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