Cesium fluoride → Methyl 3-amino-6'-methoxy-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3'-bipyridine-4-carboxylate

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A mixture of methyl 3-amino-6-bromo-6′-methoxy-2,3′-bipyridine-4-carboxylate (165 mg, 0.49 mmol), 4-methoxyphenylboronic acid (89 mg, 0.59 mmol), cesium fluoride (178 mg, 1.17 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (28 mg, 0.024 mmol) in a vial was flushed with nitrogen. Dimethoxyethane (2.4 mL) was added and the reaction was heated at 80° C. overnight. It was partitioned between ethyl acetate and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate. The organic phase was separated, washed with brine, and dried with sodium sulfate. The solvent removed and the major product was isolated by silica gel radial chromatography (step gradient with hexane containing 5 to 20% ethyl acetate). This gave methyl 3-amino-6′-methoxy-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3′-bipyridine-4-carboxylate (121 mg, 68% yield) as a yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z 366.1 (M+H). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ ppm 8.57 (1H, d, J=2.44 Hz), 8.05 (1H, s), 7.96 (1H, dd, J=8.55, 2.44 Hz), 7.88-7.93 (2H, m), 6.92-6.97 (2H, m), 6.88 (1H, d, J=8.55 Hz), 5.88 (2H, s), 4.00 (3H, s), 3.96 (3H, s), 3.84 (3H, s).

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