Lithium diisopropylamide → 2-Chloro-3-(2,2-dipyridin-3-ylethyl)pyridine

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A solution of bis-(3-pyridyl)methane in 150 mL of THF was cooled to −30 C. LDA (1.5 M solution in cyclohexane, 29.4 mL) was added dropwise to give a dark red solution containing some red solid matter. The mixture was then stirred at 0 C for 10 min. A solution of 3-(bromomethyl)-2-chloropyridine in 50 mL of THF was added dropwise over 25 min, and the reaction was stirred at 0 C for 2 h, after which the reaction was quenched by adding saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The mixture was partitioned between saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and CH2Cl2. The aqueous solution was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×), and the combined organic solutions were dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. Flash chromatography gave 9.1 g of 2-chloro-3-(2,2-dipyridin-3-ylethyl)pyridine as a red, viscous liquid.

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