2-Chloronicotinonitrile → 2-(Thiophen-3-yl)pyridine-3-carbonitrile

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To an oven-dried, N2-purged, 50 mL, round-bottomed flask containing a magnetic stir bar were added potassium fluoride (767 mg, 13.2 mmol), bis(tri-t-butylphosphine)palladium (51.0 mg, 0.10 mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium (46 mg, 0.05 mmol), 2-chloro-3-cyanopyridine (559 mg, 4.00 mmol), and 3-thiopheneboronic acid (819 mg, 6.4 mmol). The flask was sealed with a septum and purged with dry N2 atmosphere. Anhydrous dioxane (4 mL) was added via syringe. The reaction mixture was heated to ˜90° C. in an oil bath for 18 hours. After cooling to room temperature, ethyl acetate (15 mL) was added and the mixture was filtered through a pad of silica. The filtrate was concentrated by rotary evaporation to give a brown oil. The product was purified by recrystallization from ethyl acetate/hexanes to give 417 mg (56%) of the title compound. MS (ESI−) m/z 186.9 (M+H)+; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.30 (7.8, 4.7 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (dd, J=5.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (dd, J=5.1, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (dd, J=8.0, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 8.29 (dd, J=3.0, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.82 (dd, J=4.7, 1.7 Hz, 1H).

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