tert-Butyl acetate → (2-Chloro-5-methyl-pyridin-4-yl)-acetic acid tert-butyl ester

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Hexamethyl disilazane (1.33 g, 8.23 mmol) is dissolved in dry toluene (15 ml) under an atmosphere of argon. After thoroughly purging the solvent with argon, the solution is cooled to −78° C., and n-BuLi (5.1 ml of a 1.6 M solution in hexanes, 8.23 mmol) is added. The mixture is stirred for 15 minutes at −78° C. and for 15 minutes at rt, whereupon a clear solution is obtained. Palladium dibenzylideneacetone (Pd2(dba)3, 151 mg, 0.16 mmol) and (2′-dicyclohexylphosphanyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-dimethyl-amine (136 mg, 0.35 mmol) are added. The mixture is stirred for 10 minutes at RT, then it is cooled to −10° C. Acetic acid tert-butyl ester (924 mg, 7.96 mmol) is slowly added heat. After 10 minutes at −10° C., 2,4-dichloro-5-methyl-pyridine (889 mg, 5.49 mmol) is added in one portion. The reaction mixture is allowed to warm to RT. After 1 h, TLC analysis indicated complete consumption of starting materials. The reaction mixture is diluted with EtOAc and poured into a saturated aqueous NH4Cl solution. The organic layer is separated, washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and the solvent is evaporated. The residue is purified by FCC (hexanes/EtOAc, gradient from 100:0 to 90:10) to afford the title compound. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 1.45 (s, 9H), 2.26 (s, 3H), 3.52 (s, 2H), 7.18 (s, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H). ES+−MS: 242.2, 244.2 (Cl) [M+H]+.

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