Nitrogen → 6-Acetyl-4-chloro-3'-fluoro-3-methylbiphenyl-2-carbonitrile

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A biphasic solution of 6-acetyl-4-chloro-2-cyano-3-methylphenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (2.537 g, 7.425 mmol) and (3-fluorophenyl)boronic acid (1.56 g, 11.1 mmol) in toluene (70 mL) and 0.8 M sodium hydrogenecarbonate in water (70 mL, 50 mmol) was bubbled with N2 to degas. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.429 g, 0.371 mmol) was added. The mixture was degassed with N2 for an additional 5 minutes and then heated at 80° C. for 2 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate. The layers were separated and the aq. layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to a dark solid. The material was dissolved in CHCl3 and was purified on silica gel column, eluting with 0 to 40% ethyl acetate in hexane, to give the desired product (2.105 g, 99%). LCMS calculated for C16H12ClFNO (M+H)+: m/z=288.1; Found: 288.1.

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