Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 71777794, compound

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tert-Butyl 3-hydroxyazetidine-1-carboxylate (1.0 g) and 6-methylpyridin-3-ol (570 mg) were mixed with THF (10 ml), and triphenylphosphine (2.3 g) was added thereto. A 1.9 M DIAD/toluene solution (4.5 ml) was added dropwise thereto, followed by stirring at 55° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and EtOAc and 1M hydrochloric acid were added thereto. The aqueous layer was adjusted to pH of around 10 by the addition of a 4M aqueous NaOH solution, followed by extraction with CHCl3. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (CHCl3/MeOH). The purified product thus obtained was mixed with DCE (6 ml), and TFA (3 ml) was added thereto, followed by stirring at room temperature for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and then CHCl3 and a 1 M aqueous NaOH solution were added thereto. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and then concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 5-(azetidin-3-yloxy)-2-methylpyridine (269 mg).

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