2-Phenyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)pyridine → 5-Isopropyl-2-phenylpyridine

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2-Phenyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)pyridine (11 g, 56.3 mmol) was added to a hydrogenator bottle containing EtOH (150 mL). The reaction mixture was degassed by bubbling N2 for 10 min. Pd/C (0.60 g, 5.63 mmol) and Pt/C (0.55 g, 2.82 mmol) were added to the reaction mixture. The reaction mixture was placed on the Parr hydrogenator for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was filtered on a tightly packed Celite® bed and washed with dichloromethane. The solvent was removed on rotoevaporator and GC/MS confirmed complete conversion. The crude product was adsorbed on Celite® for column chromatography. The crude product was chromatographed on silica gel with 10% EtOAc in hexane to yield 6 g (54%) of 2-phenyl-5-isopropylpyridine (HPLC purity: 100%). The product was confirmed by GC/MS.

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