“…The organic layer was then passed through a short silica gel column (10 cm high, 5 cm in diameter 4,142.3,131.9,129.7,127.2,124.8,120.6,115.1,40.8. HRMS (ESI) 2,143.3,131.1,129.4,128.8,128.1,119.4,116.0,40.9,25.6,18.2,HRMS (ESI) Experimental Procedure for II-9. To a 250-mL flask were added 5.30 g of II-7a (7.56 mmol), 4.61 g of bis(pinacolato)diboron (II-8, 18.1 mmol), 0.18 g of XPhos (0.38 mmol), and 0.08 g of Pd2(dba)3 (0.08 mmol).…”