Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → 4-[[5-methoxy-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

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To a solution of 4-(bromomethyl)-5-methoxy-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2H-1,2,3-triazole (i.e. the product of Step D, 0.525 g, 66 weight %, 1.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran/water (3:1, 4 mL total), was added tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.059 g, 0.05 mmol), potassium phosphate tribasic (0.43 g, 2.0 mmol) and 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-4-boronic acid pinacol ester (0.42 g, 1.5 mmol). The mixture was heated to reflux and stirred for 17 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (20 mL) and extracted twice with ethyl acetate (25 mL, 15 mL). The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with 10% ethyl acetate in hexanes to afford the title compound (0.12 g) as a pale yellow solid.

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