2,6-Dibromopyridine → tert-Butyl 4-(6-bromopyridin-2-yl)-4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2,6-dibromopyridine (34 g) in dichloromethane (740 ml) is added dropwise, at −78° C. under argon, n-butyllithium (1.6 M in tetrahydrofuran, 100 ml). The reaction mixture is stirred at −78° C. for 20 minutes and then tert-butyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate is added. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. The reaction mixture is subsequently admixed with saturated ammonium chloride solution at −30° C. and the aqueous phase is removed. After the aqueous phase has been extracted with dichloromethane, the combined organic phases are dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by chromatography. This gives tert-butyl 4-(6-bromopyridin-2-yl)-4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (60 g).

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