Water → 3-((Naphthalen-6-YL)methoxy)-5-bromopyridine

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A solution of 2-naphthylmethanol (1.58 g) in dimethylformamide (20 ml) was added to a slurry of sodium hydride (55% w/w dispersion in oil, 0.48 g) in dimethylformamide (2 ml) and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 20 minutes. 3,5-Dibromopyridine (2.37 g) was added and the solution was heated to 120° C. for 5 hours and then allowed to stand at ambient temperature overnight. The mixture was poured into water (160 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 ml). The combined extracts were washed with water, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated. The residue was purified by column chromatography eluting with increasingly polar mixtures of petrol (b.p. 60°-80° C.) and ethyl acetate to give 3-bromo-5-(naphth-2-ylmethoxy)pyridine (1.4 g), m.p. 108°-109° C.

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