Iodine → 6-Chloro-2-iodo-3-hydroxypyridine

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To solution of 6-chloro-pyridin-3-ol (112 g, 868 mmol) in THF (800 mL)/Water (800 mL) was added sodium carbonate (92.0 g, 1.736 mol;) and iodine (244.2 g, 1.04 mol;). The reaction mixture was stirred rt 4 h. The aqueous layer containing product was separated and washed with hexane (400 mL×2). The aqueous layer was neutralized to pH=7 with HCl and then extracted EtOAc (500 mL×4). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to the crude product, which was washed with EtOAc to afford 163 g of 6-chloro-2-iodopyridin-3-ol, yield: 75%. 1H NMR (DMSO, 400 MHz): δ11.13 (s, 1H, OH), 7.31 (dd, J=8.4, 12.8 Hz, 2H).

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