Benzyl Bromide → 2-(Benzyloxy)-3-bromo-5-chloropyridine

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3-Bromo-5-chloro-2-pyridinol (7.0 g, 33.6 mmol) was stirred in toluene (160 ml) and silver carbonate (10.23 g, 36.9 mmol) added, followed by benzyl bromide (6.32 g, 4.39 ml, 36.9 mmol). The mixture was heated to reflux for 1 hour. After cooling, the mixture was filtered, washed with water (×2), dried (MgSO4) and evaporated. The residue was triturated with isohexane and the pale yellow solid filtered and dried. (8.36 g).

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