Methanol → 2-Chloro-4-iodo-6-methoxy-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridine

Temperature

25 °C

To a mixture of 6-chloro-4-iodo-2-methoxy-3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (1.07 g, 3.60 mmol), triethylsilane (0.86 mL, 5.40 mmol) and methanol (0.43 mL, 10.6 mmol) at 0° C. was added trifluoroacetic acid (2.2 mL, 28.6 mmol), and the resulting solution was stirred at 25° C. for 14 h. After dilution with ether (30 mL), saturated NaHCO3 was added until the aqueous phase was rendered basic. The aqueous layer was extracted with ether (10 mL), and the combined ether layers were washed with water (10 mL) and brine (10 mL), and dried (Na2SO4). Concentration gave the crude product which was purified by radial PLC (silica gel, 5% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford 2-chloro-4-iodo-6-methoxy-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridine as a white solid (1.05 g, 93%): mp 69°-72° C. Recrystallization from hexanes provided an analytical sample: mp 74°-75° C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ7.40 (S, 1H), 4.53 (s, 2H), 3.96 (s, 3H), 3.42 (s, 3H); IR (nujol) 1550, 1300, 1115, 1090, 1020, 940, 905, 830, 720 cm-1.

1. extractionThe aqueous layer was extracted with ether (10 mL)
2. washthe combined ether layers were washed with water (10 mL) and brine (10 mL)
3. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
4. concentrationConcentration
5. customgave the crude product which
6. customwas purified by radial PLC (silica gel, 5% ethyl acetate/hexanes)

ORD record

ord-85e03261cd4a4107953ba7e1f4e06e30

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1993_10

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US05254690