Toluene → Ethyl 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)pyridine-4-carboxylate

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3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenylboronic acid (20.10 g) and ethyl 2-chloroisonicotinate (18.56 g) were suspended in a mixted solvent of toluene (200 mL) and THF (100 mL), and to the suspension 2 M sodium carbonate (200 mL) and tetrakis(triphenyl phosphine) palladium(0) (5.78 g) were added. The mixture was stirred at 90° C. overnight under an argon atmosphere. Ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixture to separate an organic layer. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium magnesium and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using hexane-ethyl acetate (5:1) to give the title compound.

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