Carbon tetrabromide → 2-Bromo-4-methoxypyridine

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Reaction Steps

A solution of N,N-dimethylamine ethanol (78.086 g, 0.876 mole) in anhydrous hexanes(1241 mL.) was cooled to 0° C. and butyllithium (2M soln. 876 mL., 1.757 mole) was added by use of an addition funnel. After 30 minutes at 0° C., 4-methoxypyridine(47.87 g, 0.438 mole) was added. Stirring continued at 0° C. for one hour before the reaction mixture was cooled to −78° C. and a solution of CBr4 (363 g, 1.093 mole) was added. The reaction temperature was maintained at 0° C. for 2.5 hours. The water was then added to quench the reaction. The aqueous layer was then separated and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic extractions were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give crude product. The crude product was purified by column chromatography using 80/20 ethyl acetate/hexanes as the eluants. The purified product was collected and concentrated to give 4-methoxy-2-bromopyridine (17 g. 22% yield).

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