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A 50 mL vial was charged with a magnetic stir bar, pyridine
N-oxide (1a, 1.5 mmol), phenylboronic acid (2a, 1.0 mmol),
AgNO3 (0.2 mmol), K2S2O8 (3.0 mmol), followed by
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through Celite (washed with MeOH and CH2Cl2), extracted
with CH2Cl2 (3 × 10 mL). The combined organic phase was
dried over Na2SO4, then evaporated under reduced pressure,
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column on silica gel (gradient eluent of MeOH in CH2Cl2:
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2-Phenylpyridine N-Oxide (3aa)6
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, 293 K): d = 7.26–7.33 (m, 1 H),
7.41–7.45 (m, 1 H), 7.47–7.53 (m, 4 H), 7.80–7.83 (m, 2 H),
8.48 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1 H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, 293
K): d = 149.4, 140.6, 132.6, 129.7, 129.3, 128.3, 127.5,
126.0, 124.6. Mp 144–146 °C (CH2Cl2).
2-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-6-methylpyridine N-Oxide (3bb)
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, 293 K): d = 7.40–7.45 (t, J = 8.4
Hz, 1 H), 7.35–7.37 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.16–7.25 (m, 3 H),
6.99–7.06 (m, 2 H), 3.80 (s, 3 H), 2.57 (s, 3 H). 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3, 293 K): d = 157.3, 149.5, 147.9, 130.7,
125.9, 125.2, 124.1, 122.9, 120.5, 111.2, 55.8, 18.4. ESI-
MS: m/z = 216.0 [M + 1]+. ESI-HRMS: m/z [M + H]+ calcd
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for C13H14NO2 : 216.1025; found: 216.1021.
2-(2-Methylphenyl)pyridine N-Oxide (3bc)6
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, 293 K): d = 8.37 (d, J = 4.8 Hz,
1 H), 7.36–7.40 (m, 1 H), 7.24–7.32 (m, 6 H), 2.25 (s, 3 H).
13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, 293 K): d = 150.8, 140.1,
137.8, 132.9, 130.1, 129.6, 129.3, 128.0, 125.9, 125.4,
125.0, 19.5. Mp 107–109 °C (CH2Cl2).
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2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)pyridine N-Oxide (3ad)6
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, 293 K): d = 8.35 (d, J = 6.4 Hz,
1 H), 7.80 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2 H), 7.43 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.32
(t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.21 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 1 H), 7.02 (d, J = 8.8
Hz, 2 H), 3.87 (s, 3 H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, 293 K):
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