5-Chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine → 5-(2-Methoxypyridin-4-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine

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2-Methoxy-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyridine (2.0 g, 8.5 mmol) and 5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine (2.3 g, 13 mmol) were reacted according to the procedure of Example 31 (step a) to provide the title compound (1.0 g, 46%) as a white solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.10 (s, 2H), 8.35 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 7.11 (dd, J=5.5, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.98 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.02 (s, 3H).

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