Potassium tert-butoxide → 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridin-4-ol

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A mixture of 1-(2-chloropyridin-3-yl)propane-1,3-diol (62.9 mmol) and KOtBu (189 mmol) in 240 mL tBuOH (dried over 3 Å molsieves) was heated to 80° C. for 2.5 h. The reaction mixture was then concentrated to about ¼ of its volume, diluted with water and extracted 5 times with DCM. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. Purification with CC (KP-SIL™ from Biotage) using MeOH/DCM (99/1 to 95/5) gives the desired compound as orange oil.

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