Diisopropylamine → 2-(Methylthio)-4-[(3-nitrophenyl)ethynyl]pyrimidine

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4-Iodo-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine (39.7 g, 0.157 mol) and diisopropylamine (44.2 mL, 0.315 mol) are dissolved in dry THF (720 mL) and argon gas is bubbled through the solution for 20 min. Copper(I) iodide (2.99 g, 14.3 mmol) and bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium dichloride (5.51 g, 7.85 mmol) are added and then 1-ethynyl-3-nitrobenzene (25.4 g, 0.173 mol) in dry THF (100 mL) is added dropwise over about 30 min with the temperature being maintained at about 25° C. Following complete addition, the mixture is stirred at rt for overnight. The mixture is filtered and washed with THF. The filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is washed with EtOAc/MeOH to give pale-yellow solid (42 g).

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