Dichloromethane → 2-Chloro-1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one

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Crude 2-{2-chloro-1-[(triisopropylsilyl)oxy]ethenyl}pyridine (117.3 g, 0.376 mol) is placed in a 4 L plastic bottle and is dissolved in acetonitrile (0.4 L). To the stirring solution is added 48% aqueous HF (170 mL, 0.45 mL/mmol) and the progress of the reaction is monitored by reverse phase analytical HPLC. After. Ca. 2 hours the reaction is judged to be complete, and the pH of the solution is carefully adjusted to ca. 8 with saturated aq. NaHCO3. The mixture is poured into a separatory funnel containing CH2Cl2 (1.5 L). The organic phase is removed and the aq. layer is extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×1.0 L). The combined organic layers are dried (Na2SO4), and concentration in vacuo affords the title compound (49.5 g, 85%) as a tan solid (after cooling). The crude material is judged to be quite pure by 1H-NMR and HPLC and is used as is in the Noyori asymmetric reduction.

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