Water → 5-Cyclopenten-1-ylpyridine-3-carboxaldehyde

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A solution of 3-bromo-5-cyclopenten-1-ylpyridine (9) (1 g, 4.5 mmol) in 25 ml of ether is added to a solution of n-butyllithium (1.6M in hexane, 4.2 ml, 6.7 mmol) in 25 ml of ether kept at −60° C. The reaction mixture is stirred for 2 h 30 min at −60° C. and then 1.4 ml of 4-morpholinecarboxaldehyde (13.4 mmol) are added. The reaction is stirred for 1 hour at −60° C. and then poured into water, the organic phase is washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (cyclohexane/ethyl acetate: 80/20). The title product is obtained in the form of a beige solid (0.38 g).

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