Triphenylphosphine → Tert-butyl [2-(6-acetyl-4-chloro-3-cyano-2-iodophenoxy)ethyl]carbamate

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Diethyl azodicarboxylate (2.3 mL, 14 mmol) was added slowly to a solution of triphenylphosphine (3.79 g, 14.5 mmol) and tert-butyl (2-hydroxyethyl)carbamate (2.3 g, 14 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (93 mL) and cooled in an ice bath. After stirring for 15 minutes, the 4-acetyl-6-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-iodobenzonitrile (3.1 g, 9.6 mmol) was added. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred overnight. The reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water, 1 N HCl, and brine, then dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give a dark oil. The product was purified by FCC on silica gel eluting hexane:ethyl acetate gradient to give tert-butyl [2-(6-acetyl-4-chloro-3-cyano-2-iodophenoxy)ethyl]carbamate as a tan solid (3.2 g, 71%). LCMS calculated for C16H18ClIN2O4Na (M+Na)+: m/z=487.1; found: 486.9.

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