Indoline → 2-[5-(2,3-Dihydro-indol-1-yl)-4'-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-3-yl]-4-methyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester

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A solution of Pd(OAc)2 (6 mg, 0.025 mmol) and rac-BINAP (23 mg, 0.037 mmol) in THF (2.5 mL) was stirred under nitrogen for 10 min. Cs2CO3 (95 mg, 0.29 mmol), 4-methyl-2-(5-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-3-yl)-pentanoic acid methyl ester (100 mg, 0.21 mmol) and indoline (0.028 mL, 0.25 mmol) were added and the reaction mixture was stirred under nitrogen at 65° C. for 48 h. The solution was then partitioned between EtOAc (10 mL) and H2O (10 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×10 mL). The organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to yield an oil. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (0 to 10% EtOAc in petroleum ether) to give the title compound. The resulting oil was used crude in the next step.

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