Dimethylformamide → 4,5-Dihydropyrido[4,3-b]thieno[2,3-d]oxepine

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3-Iodo-4-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethoxy)pyridine (1.66 g, 5.00 mmol), palladium acetate (112 mg, 0.500 mmol), triphenylphosphine (262 mg, 1.00 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.38 g, 10.0 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (80 mL, 1000 mmol) were heated at 115° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with water and brine, and dried over MgSO4. The crude product was purified on a silica gel column eluting with 50% ethyl acetate in hexane to give 4,5-dihydropyrido[4,3-b]thieno[2,3-d]oxepine (yield 0.86 g, 85%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.93 (s, 1H), 8.25 (d, J=5.5, 1H), 7.23 (d, J=5.2, 1H), 6.89 (dd, J=3.6, 5.3, 2H), 4.43-4.33 (m, 2H), 3.29-3.20 (m, 2H). MS (ESI+) 204.0

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