Cesium carbonate → 2-(2-Methylpyridin-3-yloxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile

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A mixture of 2-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (0.19 g, 1.0 mmol), 2-methylpyridin-3-ol (0.11 g, 1.0 mmol), and cesium carbonate (0.33 g, 1.0 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) was heated at 50° C. for 16 h. The reaction was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The combined extracts were washed with water, dried over Na2SO4, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0%-30% EtOAc-hexanes) to obtain 2-(2-methylpyridin-3-yloxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (0.26 g, 94% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.50 (dd, J=4.7, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (dd, J=8.1, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (dd, J=8.1, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.28-7.25 (m, 1H), 6.87 (s, 1H), 2.50 (s, 3H) ppm.

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