Nitrogen → 3-(4-Fluorophenyl)pyridine

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A solution of 3-bromopyridine (2.5 g, 15.8 mmol) and 4-fluorophenylboronic acid (2.8 g, 20.0 mmol) in DME (20 ml) and 2N Na2CO3 (aq, 20 ml) was deoxygenated by evacuation/refill with N2 (×2). PdCl2dppf (600 mg, 0.8 mmol) was added and the mixture was deoxygenated again (×3). The reaction was stirred and heated at 80° C. under N2 for 16 hours. After cooling to RT the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc/H2O. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (×2). The combined extracts were washed with brine (×1), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica (10→40% EtOAc/Petrol) to give the title compound (3.0 g, oil). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 8.83 (1H, brs), 8.61 (1H, brs), 7.85 (1H, d), 7.54 (2H, dd), 7.39 (1H, brs), 7.18 (2H, t).

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