Diisopropylamine → 2-[4-(5-Bromopyridin-2-ylethynyl)-2-methylphenoxy]ethanol

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0.26 g (1.36 mmol) of CuI was added to a degassed solution of 11.98 g (68.00 mmol) of 2-(4-ethynyl-2-methylphenoxy)ethanol, 16.11 g (68.00 mmol) of 2,5-dibromopyridine, 0.96 g (1.36 mmol) of bis(triphenylphosphane)palladium (II) chloride, and 19.22 mL (136.00 mmol) of diisopropylamine in 500 mL of THF and the mixture was stirred for 4 hours at RT. The reaction mixture was evaporated down in vacuo and the residue taken up in 800 mL of EtOAc. The organic phase was with water and saturated aqueous NaCl solution washed, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated down in vacuo. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, gradient DCM/EtOAc 90:10→80:20). Yield: 13.20 g (58% of theoretical); C16H14BrNO2 (M=332.192); calc.: molpeak (M+H)+: 332/334 (Br); found: molpeak (M+H)+: 332/334 (Br); Rf value: 0.39 (silica gel, cyc/EtOAc 1:1).

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