Methanol → (5-Bromo-3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanol

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5-Bromo-3-fluoropyridine-2-carbonyl chloride (0.50 g, 2.1 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL), cooled to 0° C. and treated with lithium borohydride (1.0 mL, 2 M tetrahydrofuran solution, 2.1 mmol, 1 equiv). After stirring for 30 minutes at 0° C., the mixture was treated with methanol (2 mL) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel gradient chromatography (100:0 to 0:100; hexanes:ethyl acetate), providing the titled compound.

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