Water → 3-chloro-2H-pyridine-1-carboxylic acid phenyl ester

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To a solution of 3-chloro-pyridine (6.0 g, 53 mmol) in methanol (50 mL) was added NaBH4 (2.6 g, 69 mmol) at −78° C., following addition of phenyl chloroformate (8.3 g, 53 mmol) at same temperature. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 0.5 h. Then water (200 mL) was added slowly into the solution. The precipitate was collected by filtration to give crude product (Yield: 8.2 g, 67%).

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