2-Chloro-5-nitropyridine → Methyl [1-(5-nitropyridin-2-yl)piperidin-4-yl]acetate

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To a mixture of 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine (476 mg, 3.0 mmol) and 4-piperidine acetic acid methyl ester (471 mg, 3.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added diisopropylethylamine (1.0 mL, 5.74 mmol). The mixture was heated in a microwave at 120° C. for 30 minutes. The mixture was evaporated to dryness and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and solvents were evaporated. The residue was purified using flash chromatography (eluting with ethyl acetate and hexanes) to give (5′-nitro-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-4-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester as a yellow solid. The NMR spectrum obtained on the sample is compatible with its structure.

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