Methanol → 6-Methoxy-2-methyl-3-nitropyridine

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0.46 gm (20 mMol) sodium were dissolved in 15 mL anhydrous methanol. To this solution were added 2.3 gm 6-chloro-3-nitro-2-picoline in portions. The resulting mixture was stirred for 18 hours at room temperature and then 1 hour at reflux. The reaction mixture was poured into 100 mL of ice water with vigorous stirring. The suspension was filtered and the solid dried at 30° C. under reduced pressure for 18 hours to provide 2.04 gm (91%) of the desired compound as a tan solid.

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