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HRID 1066007Generated: October 31, 2026

5-Ethyl-2-methylpyridine → (5-Ethylpyridin-2-yl)methyl acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5-Ethyl-2-methylpyridineHCID 7728—
Reactant2-Pyridinemethanol, 5-methyl-, 2-acetateHCID 12325384—
Product(5-Ethylpyridin-2-yl)methyl acetateHCID 1434625389%

Reaction Steps

This synthesis was performed analogously to the synthesis reported for 2-acetoxymethyl-5-methyl pyridine. Starting from 5-ethyl-2-methyl pyridine (35.10 g, 290 mmol), pure 2-acetoxymethyl-5-ethyl pyridine (46.19 g, 258 mmol, 89%) was obtained as a slightly yellow oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06242409B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_06
ORD IDord-c3bde5ecb497414198bec5120929abee
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_06