Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 1-(2-Fluoro-3-pyridinyl)-1-propanone

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To a mixture of 1-(2-fluoropyridin-3-yl)propan-1-ol (12.3 g), dimethyl sulfoxide (130 mL) and triethylamine (65 mL) was added a sulfur trioxide-pyridine complex (25.6 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 14 hr. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane-ethyl acetate=4:1) to give the title compound as a brown oil (yield 10.6 g, 87%).

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