Tri-o-tolylphosphine → HCID 69663864, compound

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A solution of 3,3-dimethyl-1-(2-pent-4-enoylpyrrolidinyl)pentane-1,2-dione (1.73 g; 6.20 mmol), 4-benzyloxybromobenzene (1.80 g; 6.83 mmol), palladium (II) acetate (70 mg; 0.31 mmol), and tri(orthotolyl)phosphine (380 mg; 1.24 mmol) in triethylamine (23 ml) was refluxed overnight. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and purified on a silica gel column, eluting with a gradient from 10% ethyl acetate/hexane to 20% ethyl acetate/hexane, to obtain 1.72 g (60%) of 3,3-dimethyl-1-(2-{5-[4-(phenylmethoxy)phenyl]pent-4-enoyl}pyrrolidinyl)pentane-1,2-dione as a yellow oil.

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