N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone → 6-Chloro-3-nitropyridine-2-carbonitrile

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2,6-Dichloro-3-nitropyridine (5.18 mmol, 1 g) is mixed with 5 ml of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone in a microwave reactor. The reaction mixture is heated at 180° C. for 15 minutes (6 bars). The crude reaction product is dissolved in ethyl acetate, filtered and washed several times using an aqueous phase. The organic phase is collected, dried on magnesium sulfate and dry concentrated. The crude product thus obtained is purified by silica gel chromatography (heptane/AcOEt) to yield, after concentration, 0.62 g (65%) of a brown oil.

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