Dibromomethane → 4-Methyl-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-c]pyridine

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2-Methyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyridone (1.25 g, 10 mmol) was dissolved in dry DMSO (20 ml). Dibromomethane (3.5 g, 20 mmol) was added followed by sodium hydride (1 g, >20 mmol, 50-60% in oil). The mixture was left at ambient temperature under stirring for 3 days whereupon it was poured into brine (50 ml). The water-DMSO solution was extracted with methylene chloride (3×50 ml) and the collected extracts were used directly in the next step. A sample for NMR analysis was withdrawn.

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