“…Purification by column chromatography (ethyl acetate/petroleum ether = 1:5) gave methyl (2 E )-3-(5′-fluoro-2′-[ N -( p -toluenesulfonyl)amino]phenyl)prop-2-enoate (3.94 g, 88%) as a white solid. Mp 156–158 °C (lit . 156–158 °C); R f = 0.13 (diethyl ether/petroleum ether = 1:1); 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 2.36 (s, 3H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 6.07 (d, J = 15.8 Hz, 1H), 6.96 (br s, 1H), 7.06 (ddd, J = 8.8, 3 J HF = 7.7, J = 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (dd, 3 J HF = 9.2, J = 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (dd, J = 8.8, 4 J HF = 5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (dd, J = 15.8, 5 J HF = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H); 13 C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 21.5 (CH 3 ), 52.0 (CH 3 ), 113.3 (d, 2 J CF = 23.5 Hz, CH), 117.9 (d, 2 J CF = 22.7 Hz, CH), 121.2 (CH), 127.3 (2 × CH), 129.7 (2 × CH), 130.6 (d, 4 J CF = 2.9 Hz, C), 130.7 (d, 3 J CF = 8.8 Hz, CH), 133.4 (d, 3 J CF = 8.4 Hz, C), 135.6 (C), 138.2 (d, 4 J CF = 2.2 Hz, CH), 144.2 (C), 161.5 (d, 1 J CF = 248.4 Hz, C), 166.5 (C); MS (ESI) m / z 372 (MNa + , 100).…”