Sodium Carbonate → 2-Methoxy-3-(2-fluorophenyl)naphthalene

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In the atmosphere of argon, 14.3 g of 3-methoxynaphthalene-2-boronic acid, 12.4 g of 2-fluorobromobenzene, 1.64 g of tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0), 220 mL of 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 110 mL of a 2M aqueous solution of sodium carbonate were placed in a flask, and the resulting mixture was stirred with heating under reflux for 8 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction solution was extracted with toluene. An aqueous phase was removed, and then an organic phase was washed with saturated saline. The organic phase was dried with magnesium sulfate and then concentrated. Residues were purified by silica gel column chromatography, whereby 13.4 g (yield: 75%) of 2-methoxy-3-(2-fluorophenyl)naphthalene was obtained.

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