Nicotinic Acid → Chloromethyl nicotinate

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A mixture of nicotinic acid (200 mg, 1.6 mmol), sodium bicarbonate (540 mg, 6.4 mmol), and tetrabutylammonium sulfate (54 mg, 0.16 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of 4 ml of dichloromethane and 4 ml of water, and cooled to 0° C. To this stirred mixture was added chloromethylchlorosulfone (165 μl, 1.6 mmol) in 1 ml of dichloromethane, and the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, stirring overnight. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to a yellow oil, which was dissolved in dichloromethane and filtered through a silica plug. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure provided chloromethyl pyridine-3-carboxylate (70 mg).

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