p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 2-Chloro-4-(diethoxymethyl)pyridine

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60 g of 2-chloro-4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and 90 g of ethyl orthoformate were dissolved in 600 ml of ethanol, and 7 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid was added. The mixture was refluxed for 1 hour. After cooling, the reaction solution was concentrated. The concentrate was taken into ethyl acetate, washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate and then a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, and dried. The solvent was then evaporated. The residue was distilled under reduced pressure to give 75 g (yield 82%) of 2-chloro-4-diethoxymethylpyridine.

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