Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid,4-(trifluoromethyl)-6-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-,methyl ester

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A solution of 0.84 g (1.2 mmol) bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II)chloride, 9.58 g (40 mmol) methyl 6-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinate and 10.08 g (52 mmol) of 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzeneboronic acid in 200 ml degassed toluene was treated with 40 ml aqueous 2M K3PO4 and heated at 80° C. for 16 h. The reaction was cooled to RT and extracted with H2O (0° C.)/Et2O (3x). The organic phases were washed with aqueous 10% NaCl, dried (NaSO4) and evaporated. Purification by flash-chromatography on silica gel (dichloromethane/heptane 2:1 to 1:1) gave 9.91 g of the title compound as an off-white powder.

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