Borane → (2-Chloropyridin-4-yl)methanol

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

2-Chloroisonicotinic acid (2.0 g; 12.7 mmol) is dissolved in 25 mL THF under anhydrous conditions and borane (1.0 M in THF; 25.4 ml; 25.4 mmol) is added drop wise via a syringe. The solution is stirred overnight at 50° C. The mixture is cooled to RT and quenched with 5 mL MeOH, concentrated under reduced pressure and purified by column chromatography on silica gel using a solvent gradient of hexanes to EtOAc. The final product is isolated as a white powder (1.1 g, 60% yield).

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