4-chloropyridine N-oxide → 4-((5-Fluoropyridin-2-yl)methoxy)pyridine 1-oxide

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5-Fluoro-2-pyridylbenzylalcohol (3.00 g, 23.6 mmol) and 4-chloropyridine-N-oxide (2.03 g, 15.7 mmol) were reacted according to Example 34 (step a) to provide the title compound (1.76 g, 50%) as a tan solid: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.12 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.48-7.46 (m, 2H), 6.90 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 2H), 5.20 (s, 2H).

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