Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(3-bromo-5-chlorophenoxy)-6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one

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4-Hydroxy-6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one (3-2; 10.0 g; 80 mmol) and 1-bromo-3-chloro-5-fluorobenzene (16.74 g; 80 mmol) and potassium carbonate (33.1 g; 240 mmol) were suspended in NMP (200 mL) and then heated at 140° C. for 5 days. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water (900 mL) and the pH of the solution was adjusted to 5 with concentrated HCl. The solid was filtered off, washed with water and suctioned dry. The crude material was adsorbed onto silica and purified in 2 runs on a silica column eluted with DCM:MeOH to give the title product (9-1) as a yellow solid. Rf=0.6(DCM:MeOH, 95:5). LCMS: M+=315. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 11.48 (s, 1H), 7.65 (s, 1H), 7.43 (s, 1H), 7.36 (s,1H), 5.86 (s, 1H), 5.36 (s, 1H), 2.16 (s, 3H).

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