Sodium Carbonate → 5-Bromo-2-phenylpyridine

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2,5-Dibromopyridine (0.948 g, 4 mmol), phenylboronic acid (0.488 g, 4 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0.116 g, 0.1 mmol) were dissolved in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (6 mL) and a solution of sodium carbonate (0.848 g, 8 mmol) in water (6 mL) was added. The mixture was put under nitrogen and stirred at 75° C. for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in water (10 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (3×5 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried with anhydrous sodium sulphate. Column chromatography of the residue (silica gel Fluka 60, hexanes/dichloromethane 1:1) afforded 3-bromo-6-phenylpyridine as a white crystalline product.

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