Sodium Iodide → 2-Chloro-5-iodo-3-((e)-2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl)pyridine

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A solution of Example 21A (1.0 g, 4.3 mmol) in 30% H2SO4 (10 mL) at 0° C. was treated with NaNO2 (386 mg, 5.6 mmol), stirred for 5 hours, treated with a solution of NaI (2.1 g, 14 mmol) in H2O (2 mL), stirred for 2 hours, treated with additional NaI (2.1 g, 14 mmol), stirred for 2 hours, poured into 30% NaOH (aq.) (200 mL) at 0° C. and extracted three times with 10% methanol/ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. The residual solid was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with 70% ethyl acetate/hexanes to provide the desired product (1.03 g, 70%).

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