3-Pyridinylboronic acid → 2,6-Dinitro-4-pyridin-3-yl-aniline

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A stirred solution of 4-Bromo-2,6-dinitroaniline (3 g, 11.45 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (83 ml) was purged with nitrogen for 15 min and treated with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (1M, 22.8 ml) followed by pyridine 3-boronic acid (2.1 g, 17.17 mmol) and 1,1-bis-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene palladium (II) chloride complex (0.94 g, 1.15 mmol). The resultant mixture was boiled under reflux in a nitrogen atmosphere for 18 h. After cooling to ambient temperature, the dark mixture was diluted with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (300 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×250 ml). This was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo to give a residue which was purified by flash chromatography (silica) eluting with 30% to 100% ethyl acetate in 40-60 petroleum ether. The 2,6-Dinitro-4-pyridin-3-yl-aniline was obtained as a yellow solid (1.46 g, 49%).

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