Dimethylformamide → Methyl benzo[d]isothiazole-5-carboxylate

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To a solution of 1.51 g of 5-bromobenzo[d]isothiazole and 825.0 mg of 1,1′-cis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) in 35 mL methanol in a small Parr bottle was added sodium acetate (1.74 g) and DMF (543 μL). The mixture was degassed several times with nitrogen, then shaken under an atmosphere of CO (40 psi) at 50 degrees for 18 hours. The solution was filtered and concentrated. The residue was flash chromatographed (0-20% EtOAc/Haptanes gradient) to yield 61.0 mg (5%) of methyl benzo[d]isothiazole-5-carboxylate as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ ppm 3.96 (s, 3 H) 8.17 (d, J=0.98 Hz, 2 H) 8.84 (s, 1 H) 9.08 (s, 1 H); LC-MS @ 194.1 (M+1).

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