Water → 2-(Trimethylsilylethynyl)pyridine

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A flask was charged with 2-bromopyridine (1.21 mL, 12.66 mmol) and triethylamine (40 mL) and sparged with nitrogen for 15 min. To this was added ethynyltrimethylsilane (1.97 mL, 13.92 mmol) and the reaction was purged 15 min longer. To this was added copper(I) iodide (0.121 g, 0.633 mmol), and Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 (0.444 g, 0.633 mmol). Reaction stirred at room temperature for 72 h. The reaction was diluted with ethyl acetate (60 mL) and poured into water. The black heterogeneous emulsion was filtered through a plug of celite and the layers separated. The organics were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. Column chromatography (5%-->15% EtOAc/Hex) gave 1.73 g (78%) as a dark oil. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 8.58 (m, 1H), 7.66 (ddd, J=7.9, 7.9, 1.8, 1H), 7.47 (m, 1H), 7.24 (ddd, J=7.6, 4.9, 1.2, 1H), 0.29 (s, 9H). 13C-NMR (CDCl3, 126 MHz) δ 150.1, 143.2, 136.1, 127.4, 123.1, 103.8, 94.9, −0.2. Mass spec.: 176.14 (MH)+.

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