Benzonitrile → 7-Bromo-2-phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-A]pyridine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-amino-4-bromopyridine (1.00 g, 5.66 mmol), copper (I) bromide (41.5 mg, 0.28 mmol), 1,10-phenanthroline monohydrate (56.7 mg, 0.28 mmol) and benzonitrile (13 mL) was heated in a 100-mL 4-necked flask to 110° C. During 23 h a gentle flow of O2/N2 (5:95) was bubbled through the reaction mixture (>99% conversion, HPLC method cf. example 1.1). The dark brown suspension was then cooled to 0-5° C. and filtered. The filter cake was washed with TBME (50 mL) and dried to yield crude 7-bromo-2-phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (1.21 g, 79%) as a green solid with 99.0% purity (HPLC area-%, HPLC method cf. example 1.1).

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