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The Darzen's condensation of 4-iodoacetophenone (I) with methyl chloroacetate (II) in the presence of NaOMe afforded the glycidic ester (III), which was further hydrolyzed to the corresponding glycidic acid (IV) with NaOH in aqueous ethanol. Subsequent decarboxylation of (IV) under acidic conditions furnished 2-(4-iodophenyl)propionaldehyde (V). After oxidation of aldehyde (V) with sodium chlorite, the resultant carboxylic acid was converted to the corresponding zinc salt (VI) upon treatment with ZnCl2 and NaOH. Coupling of aryl iodide (VI) with the Grignard reagent (VIII) (prepared from 2-bromo-3-methylthiophene (VII)) in the presence of PdCl2 gave rise to the racemic biarylpropionic acid (IX)). The title (R)-enantiomer was then resolved via formation of the diastereoisomeric salts with D-phenylglycine methyl ester (X)