Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → 4-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)-6-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-s-indacene

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In argon atmosphere, a mixture of 34.6 g (105 mmol) of 4-bromo-6-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-s-indacene, 22.4 g (126 mmol) 4-tert-butylphenylboronic acid, 66.8 g (315 mmol) of K3PO4, 1.21 g (21 mmol) of Pd(dba)2, 1.73 g (42 mmol) of dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine and 350 ml of toluene was stirred for 12 h at 100° C. The resulting mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then 600 ml of water was added. The organic layer was separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with 3×100 ml of dichloromethane. The combined organic extract was dried over Na2SO4 and then evaporated to dryness. The target product was isolated by flash chromatography on silica gel 60 (40-63 um; eluent: hexanes). Yield 24.0 g (62%).

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