Ammonium Chloride → 1-(3-Methoxypyridin-2-yl)propan-2-one

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To a stirred solution of 3-methoxy-2-methylpyridine (844 mg) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) was added a solution of n-butyllithium in n-hexane (1.59M, 5.6 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 (0.955 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). The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel 50 g, 25% ethyl acetate in n-hexane) to give 1-(3-methoxypyridin-2-yl)propan-2-one (1.12 g).

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