1,2-Dimethoxyethane → 5-Methyl-2-phenylpyridine

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A mixture of 2-bromo-5-methylpyridine (2.00 g, 11.63 mmol), phenylboronic acid (1.56 g, 12.79 mmol), barium hydroxide (5.50 g, 17.4 mmol), DME (80 mL) and water (15 mL) was purged with dry argon. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (672 mg, 0.58 mmol) was added, and the resultant solution was stirred at 80° C. for 4 hours. The solvents were evaporated in vacuo, and the residue partitioned between EtOAc and water and acidified with 1M aq. HCl. The aqueous extract was separated, and extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were combined, washed with NaHCO3 and 5% aq. Na2S2O3, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and the solvent evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography (Silica gel, CH2Cl2) to afford the title compound.

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