Tributylvinyltin → 5-Ethenyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

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2 g of 5-bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine was dissolved in DMF:THF (3:1, 12 mL). vinyltributyltin (3 g) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (135 mg) were added to this solution. The reaction mixture was degassed and purged with nitrogen for 5 min and then heated at 100° C. for 2 h. at which point the reaction was found complete (monitored by TLC). The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure (Caution: product may be volatile) and the residue was purified by SiO2 chromatography (100-200 mesh, eluent: hexane-ethyl acetate gradient). The requisite fractions were concentrated below 40° C. under reduced pressure to obtain 20.3 g of 2-(trifluoromethyl)-5-vinylpyridine as oil.

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