Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 2-(3-methanesulphonylphenyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate

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Ethyl 2-bromothiazole-4-carboxylate (1 g), 3-(methylsulphonyl)phenyl-boronic acid (1.02 g, 1.2 equivalents) and potassium carbonate (1.76 g) are introduced in dioxane (12.5 ml). (1,3-Diisopropylimidazol-2-ylidene)(3-chloropyridyl)palladium(II) dichloride (288 mg) is added, and the mixture is stirred under reflux under protective gas for 18 h. Dioxane is then removed in a rotary evaporator, and the residue is taken up in ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase is separated off and the aqueous phase is back-extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases are washed with brine and dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated. Purification by column chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate/hexane) results in a white solid (629 mg).

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