Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-type couplings of 3-pyridyl triflates
with alkenylpinacol boronates proceed in good to excellent yields.
Optimized conditions use Pd(PPh3)4 (10 mol%)
as catalyst with K3PO4 (3 equiv) as base in
1,4-dioxane.
boron - cross-coupling - heterocycles - palladium - pyridines