Diisopropylethylamine → Methyl 6-(2,6-difluoro-4-(methoxymethyl)phenyl)-5-fluoropicolinate

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A mixture of 2-[2,6-difluoro-4-(methoxymethyl)phenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (0.364 g, 1.28 mmol), methyl 6-bromo-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylate (0.300 g, 1.28 mmol) and DIPEA (0.67 mL, 3.8 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (6 mL) and water (0.30 mL) was purged with nitrogen. Bis(tri-tert-butylphosphine)palladium (65.5 mg, 0.128 mmol) was added to the mixture. The resulting reaction mixture was then heated at 120° C. for 40 min. The mixture was filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluting with 0-50% EtOAc in hexanes) to give methyl 6-[2,6-difluoro-4-(methoxymethyl)phenyl]-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylate as a white powder.

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