4-Chlorobenzaldehyde → 4-(2-Methylphenyl)benzaldehyde

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Reaction Steps

4-Chlorobenzaldehyde (144 mg, 1.02 mmol) reacted with 2-methylphenylboronic acid (204 mg, 1.50 mmol) using 1/2 mol % of Pd(OAc)2/Ph5FcP(t-Bu)2 and KF (180 mg, 3.10 mmol) in THF at 50° C. to give the title compound (189 mg, 96%) as a white solid: 1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 9.98 (s, 1H), 7.85 (d, 2H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.41 (d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.22-7.13 (m, 4H), 2.19 (s, 3H). 13C{1H}-NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ 191.98, 148.36, 140.51, 135.06, 134.87, 130.54, 129.88, 129.55, 129.42, 128.03, 125.94, 20.34. GC/MS(EI): m/z 196 (M+), 165, 167, 152. Anal. Calcd for C14H12O: C, 85.68; H, 6.16. Found: C, 85.64; H, 6.39.

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