Potassium Carbonate → 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methoxy)phenyl)furan-2(5H)-one

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To a solution of 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)furan-2(5H)-one (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) were added K2CO3 (294 mg, 2.12 mmol), 2-(chloromethyl)-6-methylpyridine (225 mg, 1.59 mol) at RT. The reaction mixture was then heated at 80° C. for 16 h, quenched with ice and then extracted with EtOAc (2×100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to obtain the crude product. The crude material was purified via silica gel column chromatography to afford 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methoxy)phenyl)furan-2(5H)-one (10 mg) as a solid. 1H NMR (500 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 8.44 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (m, 1H), 7.71 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.38-7.27 (m, 3H), 7.16 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 6.99-6.92 (m, 2H), 5.41 (s, 2H), 5.33 (s, 2H), 2.79 (s, 3H). MS: M+H: m/z=388.2.

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