Diethyl Ether → Tert-butyl 2-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-3-ylcarbamate

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To a stirred solution of 1.12 g (5 mmol) of 3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-methoxypyridine in 25 mL of dry ether containing 1.8 mL, (12 mmol) of TMEDA at -78° C. under an argon atmosphere was added 4.8 mL (12 mmol) of a 2.5M solution of nBuLi in hexanes. The mixture was then warmed to -10° C. for 2 h. Recooling to -78° C. and treatment with iodomethane (0.99 g, 7 mmol) followed by warming to room temperature for 1 h produced the desired product which was purified by quenching with water, washing the ether layer with 0.1N HCl, drying (MgSO4), concentration and flash chromatography (9:1 hexanes:EtOAc). Yield: 1.00 g (84%). Recrystallization from heptane provided further purification. m.p.: 93°-95° C.

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