Sodium Carbonate → 2-Phenylpyridin-4-amine

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To a stirred solution of 16.0 g (124 mmol) 2-chloro-4-aminopyridine in 200 ml toluene were added 18.2 g (149 mmol) phenylboronic acid, 7.19 g (6.22 mmol) tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) and 130 ml (260 mmol) 2 M aq. sodium carbonate solution. The mixture was heated at 100° C. for 16 h and then cooled to room temperature and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were extracted three times with 200 ml 1 M aq. hydrochloric acid. The combined acid extracts were then made alkaline by addition of 5 M aq. sodium hydroxide solution and extracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography (acetone) followed by trituration in hexane containing a little ether afforded 18.5 g (87%) 2-phenyl-pyridin-4-ylamine as a white solid. ES-MS m/e (%): 171 (M+H+, 100).

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