4,4'-Bipyridine → 4,4'-Bipyridine, 1-oxide

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To the solution of 4,4′-bipyridine (25.00 g, 160.08 mmol, 1 equiv) in CH2Cl2 (200 mL) at 0° C. was added 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (35.87 g, 77%, 160.06 mmol, 1 equiv). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt. The solid was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (acetone to 10% MeOH in acetone) to give 4,4′-bipyridine-1-oxide (3-1) as a solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.75 (d, 2H, J=5.9), 8.31 (d, 2H, J=7.1), 7.57 (d, 2H, J=7.0), 7.50(d, 2H, J=6.1).

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