Sodium hydride → 1-(4-Chloropyridin-2-yl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)pentane-1,3,5-trione

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A mixture of 21.3 g (131 mmol) of 1-pyridin-2-ylbutane-1,3-dione and 36.3 g (196 mmol) of ethyl 4-chloropyridine-2-carboxylate in 100 ml of absolute tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise to 10.43 g (261 mmol, about 60% dispersion) of sodium hydride in 200 ml of absolute tetrahydrofuran at the boiling point over the course of two hours. The mixture is stirred for another two hours at 70° C., evaporated on a rotary evaporator, and 200 ml of water are subsequently added cautiously at 4° C. The mixture is rendered neutral with 5N hydrochloric acid, and 1-(4-chloropyridin-2-yl)-5-pyridin-2-ylpentane-1,3,5-trione is filtered off as a yellowish green solid The dried, sparingly soluble product is processed further without any particular purification steps.

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