Sodium Carbonate → 5'-Chloro-2'-fluoro-6-(3-fluorobenzylamino)-2,4'-bipyridine-5-carbonitrile

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6-chloro-2-(3-fluorobenzylamino)nicotinonitrile (0.602 g, 2.30 mmol), 5-chloro-2-fluoropyridin-4-ylboronic acid (1.21 g, 6.91 mmol), and sodium carbonate (2.99 mL, 5.99 mmol, 2M in H2O) were dissolved in DME (10.5 mL). The resulting solution was then degassed by sparging with argon for 5 min. It was then treated with PdCl2(dppf) CH2Cl2 adduct (0.376 g, 0.460 mmol). The resulting reaction mixture was heated in the microwave at 120° C. for 10 min. It was then filtered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography. Elution using 5 EtOAc/95 hexanes to 50 EtOAc/50 hexanes yielded 0.2689 g (33%) of 5′-chloro-2′-fluoro-6-(3-fluorobenzylamino)-2,4′-bipyridine-5-carbonitrile. LCMS (m/z): 357.2 (MH+), retention time=1.02 min.

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