2-(Dicyclohexylphosphino)-2'-(dimethylamino)biphenyl → Methyl 4'-{[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}-6-isopropoxy-2',6'-dimethylbiphenyl-3-carboxylate

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A mixture of (4-{[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}-2,6-dimethylphenyl)boronic acid (500 mg, 1.83 mmol) and methyl 3-bromo-4-isopropoxybenzoate (667 mg, 2.38 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of 2 M aqueous sodium carbonate solution (2.38 mL) and toluene (20 mL), and after argon substitution, 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′-(N,N-dimethylamino)biphenyl (118 mg, 0.29 mmol) and tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (67.0 mg, 0.07 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was heated under reflux under an argon atmosphere for 1 day. The reaction mixture was cooled, and brine was added. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane-hexane/ethyl acetate=10/1) to give the title compound (642 mg, yield 82%) as a yellow oil.

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