Phosphorus oxybromide → 2-Bromo-5-nitro-3-phenylpyridine

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A mixture of 5-nitro-3-phenylpyridin-2-ol (4.63 mmol, 1 g), POBr3 (4.74 mmol, 0.45 ml) and PBr3 (4.71 mmol, 1.4 g) was heated at 120° C. for 3.5 hours. The crude mixture was poured into a mixture of ice and water and extracted with DCM. The organic phase was dried and evaporated affording 0.8 g (yield 62%) of the expected product.

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