Triphenylphosphine → 3-(4-[2-(2-Cyclohexyl-5-methyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-phenyl}-2-methyl-2-(3-thiophen-3-yl-phenoxy)-propionic acid ethyl ester

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Add palladium acetate (8 mg, 0.04 mmol) to a solution of 2-(3-Bromo-phenoxy)-3-(4-[2-(2-cyclohexyl-5-methyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-phenyl}-2-methyl-propionic acid (0.204 g, 0.36 mmol), thiophene-3-boronic acid (91 mg, 0.71 mmol), triphenylphosphine (19 mg, 0.07 mmol), and potassium fluoride (51 mg, 1.07 mmol) in anhydrous THF (3 mL). Reflux the reaction mixture for 18 h under an atmosphere of nitrogen. Dilute the cooled reaction mixture with ethyl acetate and wash with water and brine. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, concentrated in vacuo, and purified by flash column chromatography (9% acetone in hexanes) to provide a mixture of the titled compound and 3-{4-[2-(2-Cyclohexyl-5-methyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-phenyl}-2-methyl-2-phenoxy-propionic acid ethyl ester (70 mg, 34%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.38-7.19 (m, 5H), 7.13 (d, 2H, J=8.60 Hz), 7.07 (m, 1H), 6.80 (2H, J=8.60 Hz), 6.73-6.70 (m, 1H), 4.19 (q, 2H, J=7.04 Hz), 4.12 (t, 2H, J=6.65 Hz), 3.27 (d, 1H, J=13.69 Hz), 3.11 (d, 1H, J=13.69 Hz), 2.85 (t, 2H, J=6.65 Hz), 2.70-2.63 (m, 1H), 2.22 (s, 3H), 2.01 (d, 2H, J=11.73 Hz), 1.79-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.67 (h, 1H, J=11.73 Hz), 1.59 (s, 3H), 1.56-1.46 (m, 2H), 1.41 (s, 3H), 1.37-1.23 (m, 2H), 1.20 (t, 3H, J=7.04 Hz). MS [EI+] 574 (M+H)+. Rf=0.08 in 9% ethyl acetate in hexanes.

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