Sodium Carbonate → HCID 18319281, compound

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A solution of 2-bromo-5-nitrotoluene (8.82 gm, 40.83 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (150 mL) was added to a solution of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (2.35 gm, 2.04 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (100 mL) under nitrogen at room temperature. A solution of 3-cyanophenylboronic acid (J. Med.Chem., 1997, 40, 4208)(9.0 gm, 61.25 mmol) in ethanol (45 mL) was added and stirred for 10 mins. Finally, 2M aqueous sodium carbonate (234 mL) was added and the mixture was heated under reflux for 18 h. After being cooled, the mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The organic phase was washed with water, dried (Na2SO4), concentrated under reduced pressure and triturated with diethyl ether to give 1-(3-cyanophenyl)-2-methyl-4-nitrobenzene (8.48 gm, 87%) as a brown solid.

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