Water → tert-butyl 4-(2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5,6-dihydropyridine-1(2H)-carboxylate

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A solution of PdCl2(dppf)-CH2Cl2 adduct (0.582 g, 0.712 mmol), tert-butyl 4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-5,6-dihydropyridine-1(2H)-carboxylate (4.63 g, 14.96 mmol), 1-bromo-2-iodo-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (2.298 ml, 14.25 mmol), and potassium phosphate (9.07 g, 42.7 mmol) in 50 mL dioxane/25 mL water was heated to 80° C. for 2 hours. LC/MS showed mostly product, so the reaction mixture was poured into water and was extracted with DCM. The organics were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. Purification of the crude residue by silica gel column chromatography (0-30% EtOAc/heptane) gave tert-butyl 4-(2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5,6-dihydropyridine-1(2H)-carboxylate (4.05 g, 9.97 mmol, 70.0% yield) as a clear oil. m/z (ESI) 430.2 (M+Na)+.

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