4-Formylbenzoic acid → (S)-3,5-dichloro-4-(2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-((4-formylbenzoyl)oxy)ethyl)pyridine 1-oxide

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A solution of (S)-3,5-dichloro-4-(2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)pyridine 1-oxide (0.688 g, 2 mmol), 4-formylbenzoic acid (0.300 g, 2 mmol), N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (0.767 g, 4 mmol) and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (0.122 g, 1 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (30 mL) was stirred at RT for 21 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (20 mL) and DCM (10 mL) and filtered through a phase separator. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the crude material was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with 1:1 DCM:EtOAc to afford (S)-3,5-dichloro-4-(2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-((4-formylbenzoyl)oxy)ethyl)pyridine 1-oxide as an off-white solid (0.863 g, 91%).

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