Cesium carbonate → 5'-(3-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)-5,6,8,9-tetrahydro-3'H-spiro[benzo[7]annulene-7,2'-benzofuran]-3'-one

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A 10 mL microwave tube was charged with 5′-bromo-5,6,8,9-tetrahydro-3′H-spiro[benzo[7]annulene-7,2′-benzofuran]-3′-one (0.0573 g, 0.167 mmol), 3-chloro-5-fluorophenylboronic acid (0.0930 g, 0.53 mmol), Cs2CO3 (0.2537 g, 0.78 mmol), 1,4-dioxane (4 mL), water (1 mL), and PdCl2(PPh3)2 (0.0118 g, 0.0168 mmol). The tube was heated in a CEM microwave reactor at 110° C. for 30 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with CH2Cl2 and dried over Na2SO4. After the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluted with hexanes/ethyl acetate to afford 0.0607 g (92%) of 5′-(3-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)-5,6,8,9-tetrahydro-3′H-spiro[benzo[7]annulene-7,2′-benzofuran]-3′-one. LC-MS tR=2.55 min in 3 min chromatography, m/z 393, 395 (MH+).

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