Potassium Carbonate → 3,5-Bis-(5-cyano-pyridin-2-yloxy)-benzoic Acid Ethyl Ester

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Potassium carbonate 2.1 g (15.2 mmol) dissolved in DMF solution was added to 3,5-dihydroxy-benzoic acid ethyl ester 1.5 g (8.2 mmol) dissolved in 15 ml of DMF. This was followed by dropwise addition of 6-chloro-nicotinonitrile 2.1 g (15.2 mmol) dissolved in 5 ml of DMF. After complete addition, the reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 8-10 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with ice cold water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water followed by brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated to afford a crude solid which was purified by column chromatography using hexane-ethyl acetate (10:2) to afford 2.5 g of the required product. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 1.30 (3H, t), 4.32 (2H, q), 7.35 (2H, d), 7.52 (1H, t), 7.68 (2H, d), 8.39 (2H, d), 8.69 (2H, s).

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