Iodine → 1-Phenyl-2-pyridin-4-ylethane-1,2-dione

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A solution of 4-(phenylethynyl)pyridine (2.25 g, 12.6 mmol) and powder iodine (1.60 g, 6.3 mmol) in DMSO (30 mL) is heated at 155° C. for 4 h. The reaction mixture is cooled and poured to H2O (100 mL). The aqueous is neutralized with powdered Na2CO3 to pH˜12 and extracted with EtOAc (2×100 mL). The combined organic extracts are washed sequentially with H2O (60 mL) and brine (60 mL), then dried and concentrated. The crude material is purified by chromatography (silica gel: EtOAc/hexane: 20/80) to afford the title compound (0.81 g, 30%) as an oil. MS (+) ES: 212 (M+H)+.

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