Water → 4-Amino-3-methyl-5-nitrobiphenyl

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[step 2] Under a nitrogen atmosphere, 4-bromo-6-methyl-2-nitroaniline (2.80 g, 12.1 mmol) obtained in step 1 was dissolved in DMF (60 mL), phenylboronic acid (4.40 g, 36.3 mmol), cesium carbonate (7.90 g, 24.2 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (1.40 g, 2.42 mmol) were added, and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 4 hr. Water was added to the mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1 to 0/1) to give 4-amino-3-methyl-5-nitrobiphenyl (2.25 g, 81%).

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