Acetic acid, 2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)-, methyl ester → 3-(6-Bromopyridin-3-yl)acrylic acid methyl ester

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To 6-bromo-pyridine-3-carboxaldehyde (300 mg, 1.61 mmol) in toluene was added methyl(triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate (647 mg, 1.94 mmol) and the solution was refluxed for 6 hrs. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and then washed three times with H2O, brine, dried. Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was column-chromatographed to yield 3-(6-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-acrylic acid methyl ester (380 mg, 97%).

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