“…To the concentrated sample, hexane was added, and the resulting precipitate was isolated to give 1.05 g of the pure product as a white solid in 67% yield: mp >163 °C (decomposition); IR (Microscope, cm −1 ) 2959, 1585, 1506, 1373, 1310, 1263, 1199; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ 8.14 (s, 2H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 6.80 (s, 1H), 3.69 (s, 3H), 3.68 (s, 3H); 13 Preparation of 2-Iodo-3-methyl-4,5-dimethoxyphenylboronic acid 4e. To a solution of 1,2-diiodo-4,5-dimethoxy-3methylbenzene 65 (2.0 g, 4.95 mmol) in 120 mL of a mixture of THF and Et 2 O (1:1) was added dropwise at −78 °C isopropylmagnesium chloride (2 M in THF, 2.72 mL, 5.44 mmol). After the mixture was stirred for 2 h at that temperature, B(Oi-Pr) 3 (10.50 mL, 14.84 mmol) was added.…”