Water → 2-(methylsulfonyl)-5-nitropyridine

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A solution of 620 mg (3.64 mmol) of 2-methylsulfanyl-5-nitropyridine in 33 mL of MeCN and 9 mL of water was added 2.34 g (10.9 mmol) of sodium periodate followed by the addition of 15 mg (0.07 mmol) of ruthenium (III) chloride and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The solids were filtered and the filtrate was diluted with 50 mL of water, extracted with 150 mL of ethyl acetate, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The grey solid was purified by filtration through a silica column with DCM to afford 693 mg (94%) of 2-methanesulfonyl-5-nitropyridine.

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