Ethanol → 2-(2,5-Dimethylpyrrolyl)-6-(4-fluoro-naphth-1-yl)pyridine

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To a 50 mL round-bottomed flask equipped with condenser and N2 inlet were added 404 mg (2.13 mmol) 4-fluoronaphthalene-1-boronic acid, 534 mg (2.13 mmol) 2-(2,5-dimethylpyrrolyl)-6-bromopyridine, 902 mg (8.51 mmol) sodium carbonate, 150 mg tetrakistriphenylphosphine, 10 mL ethanol, and 2 mL water. The reaction was refluxed overnight, cooled, poured into water, and extracted into ethyl acetate. After combining with another run on a larger scale, the combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel using hexane/ethyl acetate as eluant to afford 4.72 g (85%) of an oil.

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