Potassium Carbonate → 5-(2-Chloro-4-nitrophenoxy)-2-methylpyridine

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6-methyl-pyridin-3-ol Compound 80b (3.10 g, 28.4 mmol) and potassium carbonate (7.80 g, 56.8 mmol) were added to a solution of 2-chloro-1-fluoro-4-nitro-benzene Compound 80a (5.0 g, 28.4 mmol) in acetone (50 mL). The suspension was refluxed for 20 hrs and then cooled to 25° C. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and washed with water and brine. The organic solution was dried over Na2SO4, then filtered and concentrated to yield 5-(2-chloro-4-nitro-phenoxy)-2-methyl-pyridine Compound 80c (5.6 g, 80%). MS 350 (M−).

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