Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-3-nitro-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine

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A solution of 3-nitro-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-4-ol (1.424 g, 7.904 mmol) in POCl3 (11.0 mL) was heated at 110° C. in a sealed flask under N2 for 2 h. The crude mixture was cooled to room temperature, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was carefully quenched with ice, and neutralized with 50% NaOH to pH 7. The resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc three times. The combined organic layers were dried, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the crude sub-title compound as a brown solid (0.82 g, 52%), which was used without further purification. LCMS calc. for C8H8N2O2 (M+H)+: m/z=199.0. Found: 199.2.

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