Potassium Carbonate → Tert-butyl 4-[[4-(2,6-dimethylpyridin-4-yl)-2-methylphenyl]methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate

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A 25 mL round-bottom flask maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen was charged with tert-butyl 4[(4-bromo-2-methylphenyl)methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (368 mg, 1.00 mmol, 1.00 equiv), (2,6-dimethylpyridin-4-yl)boronic acid (300 mg, 1.99 mmol, 1.99 equiv), Pd(PPh3)4 (116 mg, 0.100 mmol, 0.10 equiv), potassium carbonate (414 mg, 3.00 mmol, 3.01 equiv), dioxane (6 mL) and water (1 mL). The resulting solution was stirred overnight at 75° C. The reaction progress was monitored by LCMS. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of water (10 mL). The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×10 mL) and the organic layers were combined, washed with brine (2×10 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed on a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/1) to yield 350 mg (89% yield) of tert-butyl 4-[[4-(2,6-dimethylpyridin-4-yl)-2-methylphenyl]methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate as yellow oil. LCMS (ESI, m/z): 396 [M+H]+.

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