Phenylboronic Acid → N-Hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(methylsulfonyl)-4-(6-phenylpyridin-3-yl)butanamide

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A solution of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0) (59 mg, 0.023 mmol, 0.1 equiv), sodium bicarbonate (45 mg, 0.73 mmol, 3.2 equiv), phenylboronic acid (42 mg, 0.35 mmol, 1.5 equiv), and 4-(6-bromopyridin-3-yl)-N-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(methylsulfonyl)butanamide (81 mg, 0.23 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in 1:1 DMF-water (2 mL) was heated at 130° C. for 1 h. The reaction was diluted with 0.5 M hydrochloric acid (10 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×10 mL). The organic layers (from the acidic extraction) were discarded. The aqueous phase was basified (to pH=8) with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×15 mL). The combined organic layers (from the second basic extraction) were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (1:0-9:1 dichloromethane/methanol) to provide the title compound (29 mg, 36%). LCMS m/z 349.2 (M+1). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ 1.69 (s, 3H), 2.13 (m, 1H), 2.55-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.83 (m, 1H), 3.06 (s, 3H), 7.40-7.50 (m, 3H), 7.78-7.83 (m, 2H), 7.89-7.92 (m, 2H), 8.50 (br s, 1H).

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