Citric Acid → [4-(3-Bromo-5-isobutoxy-phenylsulfanyl)-2,5-dimethyl-phenoxy]-acetic Acid Ethyl Ester

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1,3-Dibromo-5-isobutoxy-benzene (1.66 g; 5.4 mmol), (4-Mercapto-2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester (1.0 g; 4.1 mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium (0) (0.11 g; 0.12 mmol), and 1,1′-bis-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (0.14 g; 0.25 mmol) were added to a dry reaction flask under an atmosphere of nitrogen. Triethylamine (2.3 mL) and NMP (10 mL) was added, and the reaction mixture was stirred in a microwave oven for 1 h at 140° C. A 5% aqueous citric acid solution (150 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, which was extracted with ethyl acetate (4×100 mL). The pooled organic phases were dried and evaporated in vacuo. The crude reaction product was purified by flash chromatography (heptane:ethyl acetate (10:1→1:1). Yield: 1.3 g; 67%. HPLC-MS: m/z: 467.0 (M+); Rt: 3.10 min

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