Cesium carbonate → Ethyl-7-(4-Benzyl-piperazin-1-yl)-5-fluorobenzofuran-2-carboxylate

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Benzylpiperazine (1.3 mL, 8.4 mmol), BINAP (0.43 g, 0.69 mmol), Pd2 dba3 (0.32 g, 0.35 mmol), cesium carbonate (3.25 g, 9.76 mmol) were added to a degassed solution of 7-bromo-5-fluoro-benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (2.0 g, 6.97 mmol) in toluene (50 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux over night. After cooling, the mixture was filtered through a pad of celite and washed with dichloromethane. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2; hexane/EtOAc, 7/3). Yield: 1.6 g (60%).

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