Reaction Steps
To a solution of 2-(5-cyclopropylmethoxy-2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenyl)-4-methyl-pentanoic acid cyclopropylmethyl ester (0.2 g, 0.43 mmol) in anhydrous DME (10 mL) under argon was added 4-trifluoromethylphenylboronic acid (0.1 g, 0.53 mmol), CsF (0.16 g, 1.05 mmol), and Pd(PPh3)4 (0.015 g, 0.013 mmol). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 18 h, a water/EtOAc 15/15 mL mixture was added and the organic phase was separated and dried over MgSO4. The solvent was then evaporated to give a yellow oil which was purified by column chromatography over silica gel (Heptane-EtOAc gradient) to give 0.18 of 2-(2-cyclopropylmethoxy-5-fluoro-4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-4-yl)-4-methyl-pentanoic acid cyclopropylmethyl ester as a light yellow oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3/TMS): δ 7.70-7.64 (m, 4H), 7.05 (d, J=10.4 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 4.02-3.87 (m, 2H), 3.78 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.04-1.90 (m, 1H), 1.74-1.65 (m, 1H), 1.60-1.45 (m, 1H), 1.25-1.05 (m, 2H), 0.95 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 6H), 0.60-0.40 (m, 4H), 0.30-0.10 (m, 4H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3/TMS): δ 173.5, 154.3 (d, 1JCF=239.7 Hz), 151.9, 140.7, 132.0, 129.5, 126.6 (d, 2JCF=16.9 Hz), 124.8 (q, 3JCF=3.7 Hz), 124.0 (q, 1JCF=271.6 Hz), 117.0 (d, 2JCF=24.6 Hz), 113.6, 74.1, 69.6, 41.1, 41.5, 26.1, 22.7, 22.2, 10.2, 9.8, 3.2.
