Ethyl bromoacetate → ethyl 2-(5-bromo-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl)acetate

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To a solution of compound 5-bromopyridin-2(1H)-one (348 mg, 2.0 mmol) and K2CO3 (830 mg, 6.0 mmol) in DMF (15 mL) was added ethyl bromoacetate dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by prep TLC (1:1 PE/EtOAc) to afford ethyl 2-(5-bromo-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl)acetate (300 mg, 57.7%). 1H NMR CDCl3: δ 7.41-7.26 (m, 2H), 6.53-6.5 (d, 1H), 4.59 (s, 2H), 4.28-4.21 (q, 2H), 1.32-1.23 (q, 3H).

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