Potassium Carbonate → methyl 5-[(E)-2-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)ethenyl]-2-(propan-2-yloxy)pyridine-4-carboxylate

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To a solution of methyl 5-bromo-2-(propan-2-yloxy)pyridine-4-carboxylate (112a, 3.40 g, 12.4 mmol) and N-vinylphthalimide (2.58 g, 14.9 mmol) in toluene (124 mL) was added K2CO3 (5.19 g, 37.2 mmol) followed by Pd(P(tBu)3)2 (0.400 g, 0.775 mmol). The reaction mixture was degassed and heated in a sealed tube at 110° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered through CELITE®. H2O (100 mL) was added, the organic layer was separated and concentrated under vacuum, and the residue was purified by column chromatography (0-80%, ethyl acetate/heptanes) to give methyl 5-[(E)-2-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)ethenyl]-2-(propan-2-yloxy)pyridine-4-carboxylate (112b, 1.56 g, 34%) as yellow solid.

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