“…Compound 1b: yield 58%; slightly yellow solid; mp 207À208 °C (lit. 18 mp 206 °C); 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.60 (dd, J = 6.4, 1.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.83 (td, J = 7.8, 1.4 Hz, 1 H), 7.56 (apparent d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2 H), 7.48 (dd, J = 8.1, 1.5 Hz, 1 H), 7.43 (td, J = 7.7, 1.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.19À7.12 (m, 2 H), 2.43 (s, 3 H), 2.36 (s, 3 H); 13 C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 156. 3, 146.5, 141.3, 140.7, 138.0, 129.3, 128.0, 126.4, 123.9, 21.3, 19.9; LRMS (ESI) 285 (M + Na), 263 (M + H).…”