Phosphorus oxychloride → 2-Chloro-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)pyridine

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Phosphorus oxychloride (2 mL) was added to 4-(3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenyl)pyridine-N-oxide (27 mg) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate and neutralized with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate at 0° C. The neutralized product was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate) to obtain the title compound.

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