Synlett 2008(9): 1325-1330  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072765
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Peroxide-Promoted Regioselective Arylation of 2-Phenylpyridines and Related Substrates with Aryl Iodides

Kai Cheng, Yuhong Zhang*, Jinlong Zhao, Chunsong Xie
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. of China
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Publication History

Received 10 January 2008
Publication Date:
07 May 2008 (online)

Abstract

The direct arylation of aryl iodides with 2-phenylpyr­idines and related substrates was carried out smoothly in the presence of 5 mol% RuCl3 using benzoyl peroxide as a promoter to generate biarylated products in high yields. The method is simple, efficient, and regioselective, and employs only commercially available reagents.

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General Procedure
Starting materials and solvents were purchased from common commercial sources and were used without additional purification. Column chromatography was carried out on SiO2 (300-400 mesh). 1H NMR spectra were recorded at 400 MHz, 13C NMR spectra were recorded at 100 MHz, using TMS as internal standard. Mass spectrometry data of the product of direct arylation reaction were collected on an HRMS-EI instrument.

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General Procedure for Direct Arylation Reaction A mixture of K2CO3 (2 mmol), RuCl3 (11 mg, 5 mol%),
2-phenylpyridines (1 mmol), aryl iodines (2.4 mmol), peroxybenzoic (1 mmol), and NMP (5 mL) was stirred at 150 °C for 12 h. Afterwards, the reaction solution was cooled to r.t. and filtered through a filter paper. Brine (20 mL) was added to the filtrate and the mixture was extracted three times with EtOAc (3 × 15 mL). After washing with H2O (3 × 20 mL) and brine (20 mL), the combined organic phase was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified on a SiO2 column to afford the desired product.