Dichloromethane → Methyl 2-(3,5-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)isonicotinate

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Methyl 2-chloroisonicotinate (1,838 g, 10.71 mmol), potassium carbonate (0.888 g, 6.43 mmol) and PdCl2 (dppf) (0.233 g, 0.32 mmol) were added to a microwave vial. 2-(3,5-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (3.3 g, 10.71 mmol) dissolved in MeOH (15 mL) was added and the reaction heated in a single node microwave reactor at 100° C. for a total of 40 min. DCM (100 mL) and water (100 mL) were added, shaken and the phases separated. The aqueous phase was extracted with DCM (100 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (200 mL), dried with a phase separator and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by automated flash chromatography on a Biotage® KP-SIL 100 g column. A gradient from 5% EtOAc in heptane over 3 CV followed by 5% to 30% of EtOAc in heptane over 9 CV was used as mobile phase. The product was collected using the wavelength 250 nm. Methyl 2-(3,5-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)isonicotinate (1.810 g, 53%) was isolated as a white solid. 1H NMR (600 MHz, cdcl3) δ 3.99 (s, 3H), 7.74 (d, 2H), 7.86-7.89 (m, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 8.86 (d, 1H).

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