Pyridine → 3-(4-(Benzyloxy)phenyl)pyridine

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To a solution of 4-benzyloxyphenylboronic acid (1.48 g, 6.5 mmol) in DME (10 mL) was added 3-iodo: pyridine (1.03 g, 5.0 mmol) in DME (8 mL), potassium carbonate (2.0 g, 15 mmol) in 1:1 mixture of EtOH:water (3 mL), palladium(II) acetate (56 mg 0.25 mmol), and triphenyl phosphine (202 mg, 1.0 mmol) in DME (2 mL). The resulting mixture was warmed up to 90° C. and stirred for 16 h at that temperature. After cooling to rt, reaction mixture was poured into ice-water 200 mL) and product was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, filtered through pad of Celite and concentrated to a yellow solid. The crude mixture was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (20% EtOAc/Hexane) to obtain the title product as yellow solid (1.2 g, 92%).

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