Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → 7-(2-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-quinolin-4-ol

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Combine 7-chloroquinolin-4-ol (1000 mg, 5.55 mmol,) 2-(trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acid (1583 mg, 8.33 mmol) and toluene (50 mL), and bubble nitrogen into the solution for 10 minutes. Add palladium acetate (25 mg, 0.11 mmol), 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl (78 mg, 0.22 mmol), and K3PO4 (2353 mg, 11.1 mmol) and heat at 90° C. for 16 hours. Let cool, add water (25 mL) and EtOAc (50 mL), and remove any insoluble material by filtration. Separate the EtOAc layer, and extract the aqueous layer twice with EtOAc (25 mL each). Combine the EtOAc extracts, dry (Na2SO4), and evaporate. Purify by silica gel chromatography (94% CH2Cl2/5% MeOH/1% NH4OH) to provide 7-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-quinolin-4-ol as a white solid.

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