2-Methoxyethanol → 5-Bromo-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridine

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0.25 mL 2-methoxyethanol (3.17 mmol) are added to a mixture of 80 mg (3.17 mmol) sodium hydride and 5 mL THF. The mixture is stirred at rt for 10 min. Subsequently, 500 mg (2.11 mmol) 2,5-dibromopyridine are added and the mixture is stirred for 5 h at 75° C. After that time, the reaction mixture is diluted with sat. aq. NaHCO3 solution and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer is dried over magnesium sulphate and the solvent is removed in vacuo. The crude product is purified by column chromatography (silica gel, PE/EtOAc 85/15).

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