Ethyl Acetate → 2-Thien-2-ylisonicotinonitrile

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Reaction Steps

2-Chloro-4-cyanopyridine (0.50 g, 3.6 mmol) and 2-thienylboric acid (0.69 g, 5.4 mmol) were dissolved in toluene-ethanol (4:1, v/v, 25 ml), and to the mixture, a solution of potassium carbonate (1.3 g, 9.0 mmol) in water (5 ml) was added. The mixture was deairated under reduced pressure for 15 minutes. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0.21 mg, 0.2 mmol) was added to the mixture under nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture was refluxed for 20 hrs. The reaction mixture was combined with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to a silica gel (60 g) column chromatography and eluted with hexane-ethyl acetate (3:1, v/v) to give solid, which was recrystallized from ethanol to give the titled compound (0.35 g, 52%).

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