Water → 2-(3-Methyl-4-chloro-pyridin-2-yl)-2-cyclopropyl-acetaldehyde

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To a solution of 4-chloro-2-(1-cyclopropyl-2-methoxyvinyl)-3-methylpyridine (1.7 g, 7.60 mmol) in THF (15 mL) a 2M aqueous solution of sulfuric acid (15.20 mL, 30.4 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. for a total of 2.5 h. The resulting mixture was poured into water and neutralized with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and thereafter, extracted with chloroform (3×20 mL). The resulting organic layers were washed with saturated salt water (20 mL), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting yellow solid was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) (4:1) to obtain the aldehyde (1.08 g, 67.8%).

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