Potassium Carbonate → 3-{4-[3-(Biphenyl-4-yloxy)-propoxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl}-2-methoxy-propionic acid ethyl ester

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To a solution of 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methoxy-propionic acid ethyl ester (Example 132, Step A) (0.080 g, 0.31 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) was added 4-(3-bromo-propoxy)biphenyl (Example 132, Step D) (0.101 g, 0.35 mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.115 g, 0.945 mmol). The resulting suspension was stirred at 85° C. overnight. After cooling, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL), and water (10 mL) was added. The organic layer was washed with water (10 mL) and brine (10 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel, hexanes/ethyl acetate, 7:3) to produce 3-{4-[3-(biphenyl-4-yloxy)-propoxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl}-2-methoxy-propionic acid ethyl ester (0.086 g, 59%). 1H-NMR (200.15 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.57–7.26 (m, 7H), 6.98 (d, 2H, J=8.6), 6.87–6.73 (m, 3H), 4.25–4.17 (m, 6H), 3.91 (dd, 1H, J=7.0, 5.6), 3.83 (s, 3H), 3.35 (s, 3H), 2.97–2.93 (m, 2H), 2.31 (qn, 2H, J=5.9), 1.24 (t, 3H, J=7.3).

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