3-Nitrophenylboronic Acid → 2-(3-Nitrophenyl)pyrazine

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To a suspension of 2-chloropyrazine (1.14 g), 3-nitrophenylboronic acid (2.00 g) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium (346 mg) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (30 ml) was added an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate (2M, 12 ml) followed by stirring at 80° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was diluted with dichloromethane and washed with water and brine. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with methanol and collected by filtration. The obtained product was washed with methanol and diisopropyl ether and dried to give 2-(3-nitrophenyl)pyrazine (1.78 g, 88.6%).

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