Sodium Hydroxide → 2-Amino-5-chloro-3-iodopyridine

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The solution of 2-amino-5-chloropyridine (10.0 g, 77.8 mmol) potassium acetate (7.63 g, 77.8 mmol) in 100 mL of acetic acid was heated to 85° C. and ClI (12.6 g, 77.8 mmol) in 50 mL of acetic acid was added dropwise. Reaction mixture was kept 2 h at this temperature, diluted with 1 L of water, neutralized with NaOH 1N solution to pH 7 and extracted with ethyl acetate (4×75 mL). Organic fraction were combined, washed with NaHCO3, filtered through celite and evaporated. The residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica (eluent—hexane/ethyl acetate 1/1) providing 5-chloro-3-iodopyridin-2-amine as yellow solid (11.9 g, 60%).

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