Tetrahydrofuran → (S)-ethyl 2-tert-butoxy-2-(1-cyclohexenyl-3-methylnaphthalen-2-yl)acetate

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A Smith process vial was charged with (S)-ethyl 2-tert-butoxy-2-(1-chloro-3-methylnaphthalen-2-yl)acetate (15 mg, 0.045 mmol, 1 eq.), cyclohexenylboronic acid (9 mg, 1.5 eq.), Sphos precatalyst (5 mg, 15%) and potassium phosphate (29 mg, 3 eq.), THF (0.2 mL) and water (0.2 mL) was added and mixture sparged with nitrogen for 10 minutes and then heated in microwave at 110° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered, concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 0 to 20% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give (S)-ethyl 2-tert-butoxy-2-(1-cyclohexenyl-3-methylnaphthalen-2-yl)acetate (8 mg). Analytical HPLC (Gemini, 2-98% ACN/H2O+0.05% TFA, 10 minutes run): tR (min)=7.06.

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