m-Fluorobenzenethiol → (S)-3-[4-(3-fluoro-phenylsulfanyl)-2-hydroxy-phenyl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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3-Fluorothiophenol (58 μL, 0.681 mmol), Tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium(0) (77.4 mg, 0.085 mmol), 4,5-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene (97.4 mg, 0.170 mmol) and DIPEA (0.156 mL, 1.71 mmol) were added to a solution of (S)-3-(4-bromo-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (233 mg, 0.681 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (4.6 mL). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 18 hours, then cooled to 5° C. and a solution of 10% KHSO4/Na2SO4 was added, followed by brine. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc, and the combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered through a celite pad, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The resulting crude material was purified via flash chromatography (hexane/acetone, 9/1) to give 187 mg (70% yield) of (S)-3-[4-(3-fluoro-phenylsulfanyl)-2-hydroxy-phenyl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester as a white foam.

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