Sodium Carbonate → [4-(3-Methyl-2-pyridinyl)phenyl]methanol

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A mixture of 2-bromo-3-methylpyridine (22.5 g, 0.1312 mol), 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenylboronic acid (25 g, 0.164 mol), Pd(PPh3)4 (9.5 g, 0.0082 mol), and sodium carbonate (200 g in 500 ml of water) in toluene (750 ml) were refluxed under nitrogen atmosphere for 15 h. Separated the toluene layer and distilled under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was then purified by column chromatography to yield [4-(3-methyl-2-pyridinyl)phenyl]methanol (12 g, 47%).

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