Water → 4-(3-Chloropyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid

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To a solution of 5.3 g (36.1 mmol) 2,3-dichloropyridine in 200 mL 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 200 mL distilled water were added 22.3 g (0.21 mol) Na2CO3, 5.0 g (30.1 mmol) 4-carboxylphenylboronic acid and 0.5 g Pd(PPh3)4, followed by mixing for 18 hours under a heat flux condition by stirring. After being cooled to room temperature, the solution was 50% concentrated in a vacuum. The aqueous layer was washed with ethyl acetate and adjusted into pH 1 with conc. HCl. Thereafter, extraction with ethyl acetate was conducted three times and the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in a vacuum. The concentrate was separated using column chromatography (developing solvent: chloroform/methanol=10/1) to afford 5.3 g of 4-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid as a white precipitate (yield: 75%).

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