Toluene → 2-(Benzyloxy)-6-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridine

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In a dried microwave reactor into which an argon gas was introduced, 526 mg (2.0 mmol) of 2-(benzyloxy)-6-bromopyridine, 200 μl (2.4 mmol) of pyrrolidine, 283 mg (2.8 mmol) of sodium t-butoxide, 9 mg (0.005 mmol) of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(O) (0.5 mol % of Pd), 19 mg (0.015 mmol, 1.5 mol %) of (±)-BINAP and 3 ml of toluene were placed, followed by stirring and reacting the mixture using microwave at 120° C. for 10 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with 20 ml of ethyl acetate, filtered through Cellite, and kept under a reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The residue was subjected to column chromatography using 10% ethyl acetate/hexane as an eluent to obtain 470 mg (yield 92%) of 2-(benzyloxy)-6-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridine.

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