Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → 2-chloro-5-(MethoxyMethoxy)pyridine

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1000 mg (1 eq) of 6-chloropyridin-3-ol was dissolved in 50 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide, and 370 mg (1.2 eq) of sodium hydride was added thereto, followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. Then, 688 uL (1.1 eq) of chloro(methoxy)methane was added slowly thereto, and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. N,N-dimethylformamide was removed by concentrating under reduced pressure. After extracting with ethyl acetate, the extract was treated with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was separated by column chromatography (developing solvent, hexane:ethyl acetate=9:1) to obtain 1200 mg of 2-chloro-5-(methoxymethoxy)pyridine.

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