Sodium Hydroxide → 6-Bromo-2-fluoropyridin-3-ol

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2-Fluoropyridin-3-ol (5.96 g, 52.7 mmol) was suspended in acetic acid and cooled in an ice bath. NaOH (10.0 N, 6.0 mL, 60.0 mmol) was added and the mixture stirred for 10 min. Bromine (2.8 mL, 54.4 mmol) was added dropwise and the mixture stirred for 20 min. Sodium sulfite (1.4 g) was added and the mixture stirred for 10 min. Water (400 mL) and EtOAc (400 mL) were added and the phases mixed and separated. The organic was dried with magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. Purification using silica chromatography (hexane to ethyl acetate gradient) gave the desired 6-bromo-2-fluoropyridin-3-ol (3.67 g, 19.12 mmol, 36.3% yield) MS m/z=192.0, 194.0 [M+H]+. Calculated for C5H3BrFNO: 190.94.

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