Reagents and conditions: (a)
EtOH, H2SO4, reflux, 77–99%; (b) NBS,
AIBN, CHCl3, reflux, 15–86%; (c) K2CO3, DMF, rt–100 °C, 28–94%; (d) LiOH, THF,
H2O, rt–50 °C, 31–99%; (e) Ph-B(OH)2 (43), Pd(PPh3)4, Na2CO3, dioxane, H2O, reflux, 40–64%;
(f) NBS, DMF, rt, 80%. n is defined in Table 1; R2 is defined in Tables 3 and 4.