Citric Acid → Tert-butyl 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-(5-phenylpyridine-3-carboxamido)benzoate

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Ethanol (0.62 mL), water (0.31 mL), sodium carbonate (70 mg), 2-fluorophenylboronic acid (37 mg), and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (13 mg) were added to a toluene (2.1 mL) suspension of tert-butyl 4-bromo-2-(5-phenylpyridine-3-carboxamido)benzoate (0.10 g), followed by heating to reflux under a nitrogen atmosphere for 2 hours and 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then a 10% aqueous solution of citric acid and ethyl acetate were added thereto. The organic layer was separated, washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography [Fuji Silysia Chemical Ltd., PSQ100B (spherical), eluent: 91-85% hexane/ethyl acetate] to obtain tert-butyl 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-(5-phenylpyridine-3-carboxamido)benzoate.

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