Selenium Dioxide → 6-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde

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1.5 g of 6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-methylpyridine was dissolved in 200 ml of 1,4-dioxane and treated with 1.05 g of selenium dioxide (Aldrich, Gold Label). The mixture was refluxed for 72 hours. An additional 1.2 g of selenium dioxide was added and the mixture was heated a further 48 hours. The solids were removed by filtration and the dioxane was evaporated to afford crude 6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde which was chromatographed on silica-gel to afford 1.5 g of 6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde as a white solid.

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