Water → 3-Methyl-2-(tributylstannyl)pyridine

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A solution (10 mL) of 2-bromo-3-methylpyridine (1.0 g) in tetrahydrofuran was cooled to −70° C., and a 1.6 mol/L solution (4.0 mL) of n-butyllithium in hexane was added dropwise. After stirring at the same temperature for 15 min, tributyltin chloride (2.2 g) was added dropwise. After further stirring for 1 hr, water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane-ethyl acetate=19:1) to give the title compound as a colorless oil (yield 1.75 g, 79%).

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