Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 5-chloro-2-(3-fluorophenyl)nicotinate

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A solution of methyl 2,5-dichloronicotinate (8.2 g, 40 mmol), (3-fluorophenyl)boronic acid (6.1 g, 44 mmol), and potassium carbonate (12 g, 86 mmol) in water (71 mL) and 1,4-dioxane (190 mL) was degassed with nitrogen (10 minutes). The reaction mixture was treated with bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) chloride (3.1 g, 4.4 mmol), degassed with nitrogen (10 minutes), and heated at 80° C. for 14.5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and water and filtered over celite. The aqueous layer was separated and re-extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine, dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to a crude residue. Purification by flash column chromatography using ethyl acetate in hexanes (0-80%) gave the desired product (8.7 g, 83%). LCMS calculated for C13H10ClFNO2 (M+H)+: m/z=266.0. found: 265.8.

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