3-Ethyl-1-pentyn-3-ol → N-(3-(3-(3-ethyl-3-hydroxypentyl)phenyl)propyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide

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To a degassed solution of N-(3-(3-bromophenyl)propyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (3) (0.930 g, 3 mmol) and 3-ethylpent-1-yn-3-ol (4) (0.670 g, 6 mmol) in triethylamine (4 mL) and DMF (12 mL) was added PdCl2(PPh3)2 (0.053 g, 0.075 mmol), tri-o-tolylphosphine (0.046 g, 0.15 mmol), and CuI (0.014 g, 0.075 mmol). The resulting mixture was degassed and stirred under argon at 90° C. for 6 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature then concentrated under reduced pressure and diluted with EtOAc (100 mL) and water (70 mL). After vigorous shaking, the layers were separated. The organic layer was treated with charcoal, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by flash column chromatography (7 to 60% EtOAc-hexanes gradient) gave N-(3-(3-(3-ethyl-3-hydroxypentyl)phenyl)propyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (5) as a yellow oil. Yield (0.663 g, 65%): 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.40 (s, 1H), 7.17-7.28 (m, 4H), 5.11 (s, 1H), 3.16 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.56 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.76 (quint, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.53-1.67 (m, 4H), 0.97 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 6H).

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