Phenylboronic Acid → 3-Methoxy-4-nitro-1,1′-biphenyl

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A solution of potassium methoxyde (0.56 g, 7.98 mmol) in anhydrous methanol (5 mL) was added at 0° C. to a mixture of 5-chloro-2-nitroanisole (0.5 g, 2.66 mmol), phenylboronic acid (0.42 g, 3.44 mmol), bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium (47 mg, 0.082 mmol), 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazolium chloride (35 mg, 0.082 mmol) and tetrabutylammonium bromide (86 mg, 0.267 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (20 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 24 hours, and then was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was separated and washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified on a silica gel plug (EtOAc/hexane, 20/80) to give 0.7 g of 3-methoxy-4-nitro-biphenyl as a yellow oil.

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