Tl. Draper et Tr. Bailey, SYNTHESIS OF 3-PYRIDYLPROPENOIC ACID-ESTERS VIA HECK COUPLING OF SUBSTITUTED 3-PYRIDYL TRIFLATES, Synlett, (2), 1995, pp. 157-158
From commercially available 3-hydroxpyridines, several 3-pyridineprope
noic ethyl esters were prepared in good yield via Heck coupling of eth
yl acrylate and the pyridyl triflate. In general LiCl accelerated the
coupling, but was not required for ah reactions.