Abstract
Conditions for the palladium-catalyzed coupling of (2-pyridyl)acetones with aryl bromides have been developed. Followed by an acid-promoted deacetylation step, the desired 1-(het)aryl-2-(2-pyridyl)ethanones were obtained in good to excellent yields with high functional group tolerance. Test reactions revealed that both the addition of MgCl2 and a specifically positioned heteroatom in the heteroaromatic ring were crucial for product formation indicating the importance of a chelated intermediate in the reaction mechanism. The reaction conditions proved suitable for a number of 5- and 6-membered heteroaromatic starting materials affording all products in good yields. The utility of the obtained 1-(het)aryl-2-(2-pyridyl)ethanones was demonstrated by the straightforward synthesis of several multiaromatic derivatives in only few additional steps.
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