Ethanol → 5-Ethenyl-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole

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Reaction Steps

5-Bromo-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (5.5 g, 27.6 mmol)), potassium vinylfluoroborate (7.40 g, 55.3 mmol), and PdCl2(dppf)-CH2Cl2Adduct (1.088 g, 1.332 mmol) were suspended in ethanol (75 ml) then added TEA (7.70 ml, 55.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was then degassed and heated to reflux for 3 hrs. The reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with brine. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified through a 330 g ISCO Redi-Sep silica gel plug and eluted with 20% ETOAc/hexane to yield 5-ethenyl-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole.

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