Dimethylformamide → HCID 18508338, compound

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A mixture of methyl 6-hydroxynicotinate (3 g), 4-biphenylylmethyl bromide (5.8 g), potassium carbonate (8.2 g), and DMF (30 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 12 hr. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride sequentially and concentrated. The resulting crystals were washed with diisopropylether and recrystallized from ethyl acetate/hexane to obtain the titled compound (5.1 g).

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