. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 8.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Feb 2;130(8):2493–2500. doi: 10.1021/ja0748985

Table 1.

Optimization of Reaction Conditions Using Microwave Heating.

Entry	Solvent	Time (min)	Temp (°C)	Yield (%)^a
1	DCB	40	250	74
2	DCB/THF (1:1)	40	250	77
3	DCB/THF (1:1)	120	200	88
4	DCB/THF (1:1)	240	200	84
5	THF	120	200	83

Determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy relative to 2,6-dimethoxytoluene internal standard.