Water → 2-Amino-3-(2-bromobenzyloxy)pyridine

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A mixture of 2-bromobenzyl bromide (50 g, 0.20 mol) and 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine (20.0 g, 0.18 mol) in 40% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (200 ml) and dichloromethane (200 ml) was treated with Adogen 464 (5 ml) and stirred vigorously at room temperature for 16 hours. A further 200 ml of water was added and the product extracted into dichloromethane, dried, and the solvent evaporated to obtain the product (35.4 g, 63%), m.p. 99°-100° C.

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