Sodium Sulfite → 8-[1-(Chloromethyl)ethenyl]-3,7-difluoro-2-(methyloxy)-1,5-naphthyridine

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A solution of 3,7-difluoro-8-(1-methylethenyl)-2-(methyloxy)-1,5-naphthyridine (820 mg, 3.5 mmol) in tert-butanol (50 ml) under argon was treated with cerium(III) chloride heptahydrate (1.29 g, 3.5 mmol) followed by a solution of sodium hypochlorite (12% w/v, 2.6 ml, 4.2 mmol). After 30 minutes stirring, saturated aqueous sodium sulphite solution (20 ml) was added. After 15 minutes stirring the mixture was extracted with ether (3×200 ml). The combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on silica eluting a gradient of 0-50% ethyl acetate in hexane affording a white solid (320 mg, 34%).

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