Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 70895895, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 5-(benzyloxy)-2-methylpyridin-4(1H)-one (9.00 g, 41.8 mmol) in 2M sodium hydroxide (62.5 mL, 125 mmol) under ice-water bath, a solution of 10-14% sodium hypochlorite (62.5 mL) was added slowly during 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for another hour. The reaction mixture was carefully neutralized with 6N HCl to pH about 7 with external cooling to keep the internal temperature below 25° C. The solid was filtered and washed with water (3×), then dried in a vacuum oven for overnight. Thus, 5-(benzyloxy)-3-chloro-2-methylpyridin-4(1H)-one (9.03 g) was obtained as a white solid. Yield=86%; 1H NMR (DMSO-D6, 90 MHz) δ (ppm): 11.74 (br. s, 1H), 7.14-7.68 (m, 6H), 5.02 (s, 2H) and 2.33 (s, 3H).

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