Dimethylacetamide → 7-Benzyloxy-1-cyano-4-hydroxy-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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7-Benzyloxy-1-cyano-4-hydroxy-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester was prepared by heating a mixture of 1.76 g (4.4 mmol) of 7-benzyloxy-1-bromo-4-hydroxy-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, 201 mg (0.2.0 mmol) tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0), 243 mg (0.44 mmol) 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene, 34 mg (0.53 mmol) zinc dust, 309 mg (2.64 mmol) zinc cyanide, and 9.0 mL of N,N-dimethylacetamide at 115 deg C. for 3 hours. The resultant mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and filtered through a celite pad. The organic fraction was washed with saturated ammonium chloride, water, brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography, eluting from silica gel with a 10 to 90 percent gradient of ethyl acetate in hexanes to give 1.18 g of the title compound; MS (ESI+): 349.3 e/z (M+1)

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