Triethylamine → 3-[3-(2-Methoxy-ethoxy)-phenylethynyl]-5-nitro-pyridin-2-ylamine

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3-(2-Methoxy-ethoxy)-phenylacetylene (6.3 g, 36 mmol) was added to a solution of triethylamine (1.92 mL, 14 mmol), 2-amino-3-bromo-5-nitropyridine (4 g, 18 mmol), PdCl2(PPh3)2 (966 mg, 1.38 mmol) and CuI (262 mg, 1.38 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (80 mL) in the dark. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 48 hours then concentrated in vacuo and dissolved in dichloromethane (150 mL). The organic solution was washed with water (25 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to 20% of its original volume and heptane (20 mL) was then added. The resultant yellow solid was filtered and dried to give 3-[3-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-phenylethynyl]-5-nitro-pyridin-2-ylamine (4.2 g, 74% yield).

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