Binap, (A+-)- → 5-[(3R)-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl]pyridine-2-carbonitrile

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A mixture of (R)-2-methyl-piperazine (1.0 g, 9.98 mmol), 5-bromo 2-cyanopyridine (1.66 g, 9.08 mmol), tris(dibenzylidineacetone)dipalladium (0) (83.15 mg, 0.0908 mmol), rac-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphtyl (169.37 mg, 0.272 mmol) and sodium tert-butoxide (1.09 g, 11.35 mmol) were charged to a microwave vial. Toluene (10.0 mL) was introduced under nitrogen atmosphere and the reaction mixture was irradiated at 110° C. for 35 minutes. Reaction was complete as determined by TLC. Reaction mixtures was diluted with dichloromethane, washed with water, saturated brine then dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. The crude product was purified via flash column chromatography to yield 5-[(3R)-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl]pyridine-2-carbonitrile as brown color oil (1.15 g, 39.1% yield).

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