Carbon Tetrachloride → 3-(Chloromethyl)-2-methoxy-6-methylpyridine

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3.78 g of 6-methyl-2-methoxy-3-pyridinemethanol was dissolved in 60 ml of carbon tetrachloride, 6.48 g of triphenylphosphine was added thereto, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 6 hours 30 minutes. The solvent was evaporated, n-hexane was added to the residue, and the insoluble matters were filtered off. The filtrate was evaporated, and the crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=100:1), to give 2.29 g of the title compound as a colorless oil.

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