Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 2-Chloro-5-ethynylpyridine

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A 1 M solution of TBAF in THF (12 mL) was added to 500 mg (2.38 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-trimethylsilanylethynyl-pyridine and the black solution was stirred overnight. The mixture was concentrated, the resulting residue was stirred in 50 mL of Et2O for 1 h, and the liquid was decanted from the solids. This washing procedure was repeated twice, and the combined washes were concentrated and chromatographed to provide 240 mg of 2-chloro-5-ethynylpyridine as a colorless solid.

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