Potassium Carbonate → Tert-butyl 4'-methyl-5-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxy-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]biphenyl-3-carboxylate

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To a mixture of tert-butyl 3-bromo-5-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxy-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]benzoate (1.2 g, 2.8 mmol) from Example 2.11 step B, (4-methylphenyl)boronic acid (0.5 g, 3.7 mmol), Pd[P(Ph3)]4 (0.16 g, 0.14 mmol), and K2CO3 (1.2 g, 8.5 mmol) under N2 was added 28 mL of degassed n-Propanol/water (4:1). The reaction was heated to 85° C. overnight. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, filtered over celite and concentrated. The crude material was taken up in EtOAc and sat. NaHCO3. The organic layer was extracted (3×) and washed with brine. The final organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to 1.0 g of crude material. Purification using automated flash chromatography (SiO2, 120 g, 0-5% MeOH/DCM) gave, upon concentration, title product.

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