Benzyl Alcohol → 2-(Benzyloxy)-4-[(4-fluorophenoxy)methyl]pyridine

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A mixture of 2-chloro-4-[(4-fluorophenoxy)methyl]pyridine (845 mg, 3.55 mmols), benzyl alcohol (0.48 mL, 4.62 mmols), sodium hydride (60% oiliness, 170 mg, 4.26 mmols) and tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was refluxed for 16 hours. Cooling the reaction liquid to room temperature, ethyl acetate was added thereto, followed by washing with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and saturated brine and drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Concentrating the solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified on silica gel column chromatography (KP-Sil, FLASH 40+M, hexane:ethyl acetate=10:0-17:3) to provide the title compound (1.09 g, 99%).

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