Sodium Carbonate → 2-(4-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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To a solution of ethyl 2-bromothiazole-5-carboxylate (39 μl, 0.26 mmol) in toluene (2 mL) were added 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acid (60 mg, 0.32 mmol), 2M Na2CO3(390 μl, 0.78 mmol), and catalytic amounts of Pd(PPh3)4 (61 mg, 0.05 mmol). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 6 hrs, diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/n-Hex=1:5) to give title compound (28 mg, 30%).

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