Triphenylphosphine → t-Butyloxycarbonylamino-3-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)ethoxy]benzene

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To a solution of t-butyloxycarbonylamino-3-hydroxybenzene (418.5 mg; 2 mmol; from step (i) above), triphenylphosphine (629.5 mg; 2.4 mmol) and 2-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanol (353.2 mg; 2.4 mmol) in THF (50 mL), under an atmosphere of nitrogen, was added diethylazodicarboxylate (518 mg; 3 mmol) and the mixture was stirred for one week. Ice cold water was added and the THF was removed by evaporation. The remaining water phase was extracted three times with EtOAc. The combined organic phase was washed twice with 0.2 M NaOH, once with brine, and then dried (Na2SO4). Evaporation followed by flash chromatography using a stepwise gradient of toluene:EtOAc (100:0, 90:10, 80:20 and 60:40) gave 300 mg (44%) of the sub-title compound.

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