2,3-Lutidine → 1-(3-Methylpyridin-2-Yl)Acetone

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To a stirred solution of 2,3-lutidine (3.21 g) in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) was added a solution of n-butyllithium in n-hexane (1.56M, 23.1 ml) dropwise at −50° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture was warmed to 0° C. The mixture was cooled to −50° C., and N,N-dimethylacetamide (3.63 ml) was added dropwise. Then the mixture was warmed to room temperature, poured into a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 ml×3). The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel 100 g, n-hexane:ethyl acetate=1:2) to give 1-(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)propan-2-one (3.70 g).

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