Water → HCID 46313035, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 2-chloro-4-methyl-5-nitropyridine (5 g, 28 mmol) in dimethoxyethane (40 mL) was treated with 2-fluorophenylboronic acid (5.3 g, 35 mmol) and 2M K2CO3 (40 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 minutes and then degassed (argon), treated with tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (1.7 g, 1.4 mmol) and stirred at 110° C. under argon for 2.4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, poured into water and extracted into EtOAc. The organic phase washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated in vacuo to yield crude 2-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-methyl-5-nitro-pyridine as a hygroscopic solid. The solid was purified by column chromatography (4:2:0.5 CHCl3:hexanes:EtOAc) to yield 2-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-methyl-5-nitro-pyridine as a light yellow solid.

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