Dimethylformamide → tert-Butyl 3-(3-cyanophenethoxy)propanoate

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Pd(Ph3P)4 (0.53 g) was added in one portion to tert-butyl 3-(3-bromophenethoxy)propanoate [Preparation 3, Step i)] (3.00 g), and zinc cyanide (1.68 g) in DMF (35 mL) under nitrogen. The resulting mixture was stirred at 130° C. for 30 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (100 mL) and filtered through Celite. Isohexane (100 mL) was added and the mixture was washed with water (4×20 mL). The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to afford crude product. The crude product was purified by flash silica chromatography, elution gradient 0-20% ethyl acetate in isohexane to afford the subtitled compound (2.30 g). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.54-7.43 (m, 3H), 7.41-7.34 (m, 1H), 3.67 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 3.66 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.89 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 2.47 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H).

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