Iodine → 2-Amino-5-iodo-3-nitropyridine

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A mixture of 2-amino-3-nitropyridine (5.0 g, 35.9 mmol), acetic acid (22 mL), water (5 mL), sulfuric acid (0.650 mL), and HIO4×2H2O (1.7 g, 7.5 mmol) was allowed to stir at 90° C. for 10 min. Iodine crystals (3.7 g, 14.6 mmol) were added in portions. After stirring for 1 h, the reaction was poured into saturated sodium thiosulfate and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were washed with 0.1 M NaOH and saturated brine, dried with sodium sulfate, then evaporated to give orange solid (7.5 g, 79% yield).

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