6-(5-Bromo-furan-2-yl)-nicotinonitrile → 6-[5-(4-Cyanobenzyl)furan-2-yl]nicotinonitrile

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Continuing with Scheme 7, a solution of 2 (996 mg, 4 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (25 mL) was added palladium tetrakis(triphenyl-phosphine) (228 mg) and p-cyanobenzyl zinc bromide (12 mL, 0.5 M in THF, 6 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred 24 h at room temperature. The mixture was diluted with dichloromethane, washed with saturated NH4Cl and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. After filtration and on concentration the residue was purified by chromatography (SiO2), hexanes (100–40%)/EtOAc (0–60%), to afford 35 in 48% yield, mp 204–206° C. 1H nmr (DMSO-d6); δ 4.23 (s, 2H), 6.46 (d, J=3.3 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J=3.3 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.77 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.79 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (dd, J=8.4 Hz, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.92 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H). 13C nmr; δ 156.3, 152.6, 150.9, 150.6, 143.2, 140.5, 132.4, 129.6, 118.6, 117.5, 117.1, 113.5, 110.3, 109.5, 106.0, 33.5.

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