“…The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica, 3 cm ⌀ × 15 cm column) eluting with hexanes/EtOAc, 7:3 gradient to 0:1 to afford 34 (1.40 g, 81%) as a white solid. Data for 34: mp 214−216 °C (hexanes/EtOAc); 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.78 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H, HN(4)), 7.61 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 4H, HC( 9)), 7.39−7.33 (m, 8H, HC(10,17)), 7.32−7.25 (m, 12H, HC(9′,10′,18)), 7.25−7.17 (m, 8H, HC(14,11′,19)), 7.17−7.12 (m, 2H, HC( 11)), 6.94 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 4H, HC( 13)), 6.10 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H, HC(5)), 2.67 (s, 2H, HO( 7)), 0.97 (s, 6H, HC(1)); 13 (35). A 50 mL, one-necked Schlenk flask containing an egg-shaped stir bar (15.9 × 6.35 mm) was charged with 23 (1.76 g, 4.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Et 3 N (1.11 g, 1.53 mL, 11.0 mmol, 5.0 equiv), and CH 2 Cl 2 (10 mL) under nitrogen.…”