“…Prepared following the general procedure using NaOH as the base in 78% yield (14.3 mg, 38.5 μmol) from ( Z )-1,2-diphenylbut-1-en-1-yl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate ( Z )-1y (18.6 mg, 49.0 μmol) and (4-(2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy)phenyl)boronic acid 3 . It was obtained as a white solid; TLC R f 0.28 (CH 2 Cl 2 /EtOH 5%); 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 500 MHz) δ 7.39–7.30 (m, 2H), 7.32–7.19 (m, 2H), 7.20–7.05 (m, 6H), 6.76 (d, J = 9.1, 8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.55 (d, 2H), 3.95 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.68 (t, J = 5.2 Hz, 2H), 2.45 (q, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 2.32 (s, 6H), 0.92 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 , 126 MHz) δ 156.8, 143.9, 142.5, 141.5, 138.3, 135.7, 132.0 (2C), 129.8 (2C), 129.6 (2C), 128.2 (2C), 128.0 (2C), 126.6, 126.1, 113.5 (2C), 65.5, 58.3, 45.9, 29.2 (2C), 13.8; HR-MS 372.2297 (C 26 H 29 ON+H + ) calcd 372.2322.…”