1,1'-(9,9-Dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(1,1-diphenylphosphine) → 3-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one

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The mixture of tert-butyl 2-chloropyridin-3-ylcarbamate (12.5 g), 4-benzyloxyaniline hydrochloride (19.3 g), 9,9-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)xanthene (2.53 g), Pd2(dba)3 (2.0 g) and sodium tert-butoxide (12.6 g) in toluene (160 mL) -2-propanol (40.0 mL) was stirred at 100° C. under Ar overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, eluted with 0%-100% EtOAc in hexane) to give 3-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one (12 g) as a light brown solid.

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