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

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A mixture of Pd(PPh3)4 (354 mg, 1.58 mmol), 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine (5.00 g, 31.5 mmol), and phenylboronic acid (4.61 g, 37.8 mmol) was degassed and filled with nitrogen gas three times. The mixture was treated with 40 mL of DME and aqueous 2 M potassium carbonate (80.0 mmol) solution and heated to reflux. After 4 hours, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with 100 mL of ethyl acetate and 50 mL of water. The phases were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with three 100 mL portions of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with 100 mL of brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Chromatography on SiO2 (0% to 50% ethyl acetate in hexanes, gradient) give 4.60 g of 5-nitro-2-phenylpyridine (73% yield).

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