Sodium Carbonate → 5-(2-Chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-2-trifluoromethylisonicotinonitrile

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To a mixture of 5-bromo-2-trifluoromethyl-isonicotinonitrile 1-1 (2.51 g, mmol) in dioxane (3.3 mL) and water (3.3 mL), were added 2-chloro-4-methoxyphenylboronic acid (2.3 g, 12.5 mmol) and Na2CO3 (6.3 g). The mixture was purged with nitrogen gas for 10 min, then Pd(PPh3)4 (1.2 g, 1.0 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred in a sealed vessel at 85° C. for 6 hrs, then extracted by ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over MgSO4. Concentration and purification by silica gel column chromatography eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (10/1) yielded 5-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-2-trifluoromethylisonicotinonitrile (1.31 g). tR=2.96 min (method 1).

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