Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → (E)-Methyl 2-(4-fluorostyryl)isonicotinate

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Methyl 2-chloroisonicotinate (5.5 g, 32.05 mmol), (E)-4-fluorostyrylboronic acid (7.98 g, 48.08 mmol), potassium phosphate (3.93 mL, 48.08 mmol) and PdCl2 (dppf) (0.464 g, 0.64 mmol) were split into 5 equal portions and each portion was placed in a microwave reaction vessel. The vessels were evacuated and backfilled with nitrogen. Methanol (15 mL) was added to each vessel, the vessels were sealed and heated in a single node microwave reactor at 100° C. for 10 min each. The contents of the vessels was pooled and water and DCM were added, the phases separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with DCM. The combined organic layers were filtered through a phase separator and evaporated. The residue was purified by automated flash chromatography on a Biotage® KP-SIL 340 g column. A gradient from 6:1 to 4:1 of EtOAc in heptane over 15 CV was used as mobile phase. (E)-Methyl 2-(4-fluorostyryl)isonicotinate (3.88 g, 47%) was isolated. 1H NMR (400 MHz, cdcl3) δ 3.98 (s, 3H), 7.04-7.18 (m, 3H), 7.52-7.62 (m, 2H), 7.63-7.71 (m, 2H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 8.74 (d, 1H). MS m/z 258 (M+H)+

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