Sodium Carbonate → 2-Methyl-7-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl)-2H-indazole

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7-Bromo-2-methyl-2H-indazole (4; 0.35 g, 1.66 mMol) and Pd(PPh3)4(0) (58 mg, 0.05 mMol) were stirred in 6 mL DME under argon for 30 min. 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzeneboronic acid (0.54 g, 3.3 mMol) was added, immediately followed by a solution of sodium carbonate (0.62 g, 5.8 mMol) in 5 mL water. The mixture was heated at a gentle reflux for 20 hr, then cooled to rt and diluted with EtOAc (75 mL). The mixture was then washed with brine and dried over MgSO4. Evaporation of the solvent afforded a light yellow solid which was flash chromatography on silica and eluted with hexane:EtOAc (9:1) which afforded 4b as a off-white solid 0.21 g (53%).

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