Oxyselenide → 3-(Difluoromethyl)-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde

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A mixture of 3-(difluoromethyl)-2-methylpyridine (110 mg, 0.768 mmol) and selenium oxide (102 mg, 0.922 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (3 mL) was warmed at reflux for twelve hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated and purified with flash chromatography (12+S Biotage, heptane/ethyl acetate=1:0 to 1:1), to give 3-(difluoromethyl)picolinaldehyde as an oil (11 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.90 (d, 1H), 8.22 (d, 1H), 7.64 (m, 1H), 7.59 (t, 1H).

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