Water → 5-(Dimethoxymethyl)picolinaldehyde

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To a solution of 2-bromo-5-dimethoxymethylpyridine (1.19 g, 5.13 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8 mL) was added isopropylmagnesium chloride (2 mol/L in tetrahydrofuran; 4.2 mL, 8.4 mmol) under nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. Dimethylformamide (0.774 mL, 10.3 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred for additional 10 min. Water was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate twice. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried on anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (5:1 to 3:1 hexane/ethyl acetate) to afford 5-dimethoxymethyl-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (413 mg, 44%).

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