Dimethylformamide → 5-Bromo-2-(3-fluorophenoxy)pyridine

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To an N,N-dimethylformamide (100 mL) solution of 3-fluorophenol (3.30 g, 29.4 mmol) was added sodium hydride (1.41 g, 29.4 mmol, 50% in oil), which was stirred for 10 minutes at 0° C. 2,5-Dibromopyridine (4.64 g, 19.6 mmol) was then added to this mixture at 0° C., followed by 7 hours and 45 minutes of stirring at 110° C. Water was added to the reaction solution at room temperature, which was then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated, washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under a reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by NH silica gel column chromatography (heptane:ethyl acetate=3:1) to obtain the title compound (5.81 g, quant.).

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