Phenylboronic Acid → Methyl 2-(4-methyl-2-phenyl-6-p-tolylpyrimidin-5-yl)pentanoate

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Methyl 2-(2-chloro-4-methyl-6-p-tolylpyrimidin-5-yl)pentanoate (100 mg; 0.30 mmol), benzeneboronic acid (110 mg; 0.901 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) (34.7 mg; 0.030 mmol) were placed in a 5 mL reaction tube and dissolved in a mixture of degassed DME (1.50 mL) and water (0.5 mL). N,N-Diisopropylethylamine (0.185 mL; 1.202 mmol) was added, the tube was sealed and irradiated in a microwave oven at 130° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between brine and ethyl acetate, the phases were separated and the water layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel using a linear gradient of ethylacetate (1-10%) in heptane to give 100 mg (89%) of the title compound. ESI/APCI(+): 375 (M+H).

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