5-Bromo-3-nitro-1-phenylpyridin-2(1H)-one → 3-Nitro-1-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one

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1.27 g of 5-bromo-3-nitro-1-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one, 2.38 g of 2-tri-n-butyl stannyl pyridine and 248 mg of tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium were added to 20 ml of xylene, followed by stirring at 120° C. overnight in nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane system), to give 638 mg of the title compound.

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