Water → Methyl 2-(methoxymethyl)-2'-methyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carboxylate

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Methyl 4-bromo-3-(methoxymethyl)benzoate, (40 g; 154 mmol), o-tolylboronic acid (23 g; 170 mmol), K2CO3 (107 g; 772 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0) (1.8 g; 1.5 mmol) were taken up in toluene (200 mL) and water (200 mL) under N2 atmosphere. The reaction mixture was purged with vacuum, then degassed with N2 and then refluxed for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to RT, filtered over a pad of celite and washed with EtOAc (1 L). The filtrate was concentrated, affording a yellow oil which was taken in EtOAc (800 mL). The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of NaHCO3 solution (250 mL), water (250 mL) and brine (250 mL), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated affording the title compound as a yellow oil used without further purification (42 g, quantitative). HPLC (Method A) Rt 5.34 min (Purity: 89.4%).

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