Potassium Carbonate → 5-Cyclopropylmethoxy-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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A solution of 5-hydroxy-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (2.0 g, 13.1 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide was treated with potassium carbonate (2.71 g, 19.6 mmol) and 1-bromomethyl-cyclopropane (1.6 ml, 15.7 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 16 hours. For the workup, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, solid material was filtered, and the filtrate evaporated at reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica using a gradient of n-heptane and ethyl acetate=100/0 to 20/80 as the eluent to give the 5-cyclopropylmethoxy-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester as a yellow liquid (1.69 g, 62% of theory). Mass (calculated) C11H13NO3 [207.228]; (found) [M+H]+=208.

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