Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → 2,5-diphenylpyridine

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2,5-dibromopyridine (10 g, 42 mmol), phenylboronic acid (13.4 g, 110 mmol), dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine (S-Phos) (0.7 g, 1.6 mmol), and potassium phosphate (22 g, 105 mmol) were mixed in 200 mL of toluene and 20 mL of water. Nitrogen is bubbled directly into the mixture for 30 minutes. Next, Pd2(dba)3 was added (0.38 g, 0.4 mmol) and the mixture was heated to reflux under nitrogen for 2 h. The mixture was cooled and the organic layer was separated. The organic layers are washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to a residue. The residue was purified by column chromatography eluting with 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes. 7 g of desired product was obtained after purification. (91.8% yield)

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