Triphenylphosphine → 2-Chlorobenzenesulfonic acid 3-[(4-cyanophenyl)methoxy]-5-methylphenyl ester

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Diethyl azodicarboxylate (524 mg, 3.0 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid 3-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl ester (900 mg, 3.0 mmol), as prepared in step (c) of the Example 1, 4-cyanobenzyl alcohol (400 mg, 3.0 mmol; Yoon et al., J. Org. Chem. 38:2786-2792 (1973)), and triphenylphosphine (790 mg, 3.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h and at room temperature for 3 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with water (50 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The organic phase was washed sequentially with saturated NaHCO3 (2×50 mL) and brine (2×50 mL), and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography (2:1 ethyl acetate:hexane) to give the title compound as a white solid (0.95 g, 76%).

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