Nitrogen → 2-(4-Fluorophenyl)pyridin-3-ol

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Reaction Conditions

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2-Bromo-3-hydroxypyridine (50 g, 0.29 mol), sodium carbonate (64 g, 0.60 mol), toluene (600 ml), and water (300 ml) were combined in a 2 liter 3-necked flask with condenser and N2 bubbler. A steady stream of N2 was passed over the reaction mixture while warming to 50° C. over 30 minutes. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) (10 g) was slurried in water then added to the reaction mixture then 4-fluorobenzeneboronic acid (46 g, 0.33 mol) was slurried in ethanol (100 ml) and added. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 5 hours then cooled and stirred at room temperature for 3 days. The organic layer was decanted off and concentrated in vacuo and the aqueous layer saturated with potassium carbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate (×4). The organics were combined and concentrated in vacuo then ethyl acetate (200 ml) added and the mixture heated. A yellow powder settled in the flask which was filtered off to give the title compound (25.1 g, 46%).

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