Bromomethylcyclopropane → 5-Bromo-1-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one

To a solution of 5-bromopyridin-2-ol (1.0 g, 5.75 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) at RT, potassium tert-butoxide (0.68 g, 6.07 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. To this mixture, (bromomethyl)cyclopropane (1.03 g, 8.62 mmol) was added, and the resulting mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 2 h. The mixture was allowed to cool to RT, diluted with EtOAc (50 mL) and quenched with water (20 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (2×20 mL) and brine (20 mL), dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to afford 5-bromo-1-(cyclopropylmethyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one.