Cesium carbonate → Methyl-6-[2-(methylthio)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl]pyridine-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of 2-(methylthio)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine (892 mg, 4.92 mmol), methyl-6-bromopicolinate (1.06 g, 4.92 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (110 mg, 0.492 mmol), rac-BINAP (306 mg, 0.492 mmol), and Cs2CO3 (3.85 g, 11.81 mmol) in toluene (45 ml) was heated at 100° C. for 4.5 hours. The insolubles were filtered off and washed with ethyl acetate. The filtrate and washing were combined and concentrated. Elution through a flash column (silica gel 60, 230-400 mesh, 1:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave the title compound as a viscous yellow oil which gradually solidified on standing (945 mg, 61%).

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