Diethyl Ether → 4-Ethenyl-6-(methyloxy)-1,5-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile

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To a solution of 4-chloro-6-(methyloxy)-1,5-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile (280 mg, 1.28 mmol), potassium carbonate (885 mg, 6.4 mmole), tetrakis-triphenylphosphine (30 mg, 0.026 mmole) in DME/H2O (20 mL, 3:1) was added 2,4,6-trivinylcycloborane-pyridine complex (154 mg, 0.64 mmole). After stirring for 1 h at 90° C., another batch of tetrakis-triphenylphosphine (30 mg, 0.026 mmol) was added. After refluxing for another 1.5 h, the mixture contents were cooled down to room temperature and extrated with diethyl ether. The ether fractions were combined, concentrated and purified by column chromatography (silica, 0-10% ethyl acetate in hexane) to give the title compound as a light yellow solid (176 mg, 65%): LC/MS (ES) m/e 212 (M+H)+.

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