2-Methoxyethanol → 2-Chloro-4-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridine

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A mixture of 2-chloro-4-nitropyridine (43.6 g, 275 mmol) and 2-methoxyethanol (325 ml, 425 mmol) was cooled to 0° C. Potassium 2-methylpropan-2-olate (35.7 g, 302 mmol) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred while warming to ambient temperature over 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure followed by dilution with 500 ml of water. The resulting mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure to produce the desired compound as an oil (50.2 g). MS APCI (+) m/z 188 and 189.9 (M+1 of each isotope) detected.

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