2-Bromopyridine → 4-(2-Pyridyl)benzonitrile

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Reaction equation

[C:1]([C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:6](B(O)O)=[CH:5][CH:4]=1)#[N:2].Br[C:13]1[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][N:14]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]>C(#N)C.C1C=CC([P]([Pd]([P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)([P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)[P](C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1>[N:14]1[CH:15]=[CH:16][CH:17]=[CH:18][C:13]=1[C:6]1[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:3]([C:1]#[N:2])=[CH:4][CH:5]=1

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 90 °C

Procedure

Pd(PPh3)4 (0.404 gm, 0.35 mmol) was added to a degassed solution of 4-cyanobenzene boronic acid (1.029 g, 7 mmol) and 2-bromopyridine (1.11 g, 7 mmol) in 75 mL acetonitrile. 0.4 M sodium carbonate solution (35 mL) was added to the reaction mixture and the resulting solution was refluxed at 90° C. under Ar for 24 hours (progress of reaction was monitored by TLC). The reaction mixture was cooled and aqueous layer was separated. The organic layer containing the product and spent catalyst was mixed with silica gel (15 g) and concentrated to dryness. The 4-(2-pyridyl)-benzonitrile was isolated by column chromatography (0.850 g, 68%). LCMS: MH+=181; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.85 (d, 1H), 8.7 (dd, 1H), 7.9 (dd, 1H), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.7 (d, 2H), 7.4 (dd, 1H).

Workup

custom(progress of reaction was monitored by TLC)
temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled
customaqueous layer was separated
additionThe organic layer containing the product
additionwas mixed with silica gel (15 g)
concentrationconcentrated to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-78816999e63a43a68f91ce5ff5bf1705
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2006_10
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US07119200B2

Reaction notes

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