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HRID 1350652Generated: October 30, 2026

Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 5-Ethynyl-2-methylpyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTetrabutylammonium FluorideHCID 2724141—
Reactant2-Methyl-5-((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)pyridineHCID 15553763—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product5-Ethynyl-2-methylpyridineHCID 63819774.5%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 654 mg (3.45 mmol) of 2-methyl-5-trimethylsilanylethynyl-pyridine and 8 mL of 1 M TBAF in THF was stirred for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated and chromatographed (10–50% EtOAc in hexanes) to provide 301 mg of 2-methyl-5-ethynyl pyridine.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07214802B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_05
ORD IDord-f5472f44ce6f4240b4944b6597958782
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_05