Table 5.
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Entry | R1 | R2 | Product | % Yield[b] |
1 | 4-MeOPh | Me | 16 | 88 |
2 | C8H17 | OMe | 17 | 84 |
3 | 4-MeOPh | OMe | 18 | 93 |
4 | 2-MeOBn | OEt | 19 | 86 |
Reaction conditions: 1 (0.12 mmol), Pd2(dba)3·CHCl3 (2mol-%), methyl acrylate (0.36 mmol), Bu4NCl (0.12 mmol) in DMF at 110 °C for 14 h.
Isolated yields. Compounds purified by mass-directed fractionation.