Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → 5-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)-2,3-difluoropyridine

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A mixture of palladium (II) acetate (0.0375 g, 0.167 mmol), potassium phosphate (2.13 g, 10.0 mmol), 3,5-difluorophenylboronic acid (1.58 g, 10.0 mmol), X-Phos (0.159 g, 0.334 mmol) and 5-chloro-2,3-difluoropyridine (0.347 ml, 3.34 mmol) was diluted with 1,4-dioxane (0.1M, 33.4 mL) and water (0.3M, 11.0 mL) and was heated under nitrogen at 100° C. for 45 minutes. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo. The concentrated material was triturated with water, filtered and rinsed with MeCN. The crude solid was taken up in dichloromethane and filtered over a plug of Celite to eliminate residual palladium. The material was dissolved in minimal DCM, and purified via MPLC (eluting with 0-10% EtOAc in hexanes) to yield 5-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2,3-difluoropyridine. The material was converted to the hydrazine in a method similar to that in the synthesis of (S)-6-(1-(8-fluoro-6-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-α]pyridin-3-yl)ethyl)quinoline.

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