Hydrogen Peroxide → 3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one

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38 g (148 mmol) of the compound from example 42A are admixed while cooling with ice over 45 min with a solution of 40 g (326 mmol) of 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane in 650 ml of tetrahydrofuran. The mixture is stirred at this temperature for a further hour, before it is admixed with a solution of 30 g (747 mmol) of sodium hydroxide in 740 ml of water within 15 min. 151 ml of a 30% hydrogen peroxide solution are added at such a rate that the temperature does not exceed 30° C. After the addition has ended, the cooling is removed and stirring is continued for a further 30 min. The mixture is extracted repeatedly with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases are washed with a solution of 780 g (1.63 mol) of sodium disulfite, the organic phase is removed and the aqueous phase is extracted again with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases are washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue is applied to silica gel and chromatographed with a gradient of cyclohexane and ethyl acetate. The product-containing fractions are combined and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. This affords 38 mg (93% of theory) of the desired product.

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