Water → 3-Chloro-6'-methyl-2,3'-bipyridine

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To a solution of 0.5 g (3.6 mmol) 2,3-dichloropyridine in 20 mL 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 20 mL distilled water were added 2.2 g (21.1 mmol) Na2CO3, 0.41 g (3.0 mmol) 2-methylpyridine-5-boronic acid and 50 mg Pd(PPh3)4, followed by stirring for 18 hours in a heat flux condition. After being cooled to room temperature, the solution was 50% concentrated in a vacuum condition. The aqueous layer was washed with ethyl acetate. Thereafter, the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and vacuum concentrated. The concentrate was separated using column chromatography (developing solvent: ethyl acetate/hexane=1/10) to produce 0.56 g of 3-chloro-2-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyridine (yield 80%).

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