Chloroform → HCID 10749732, compound

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Reaction Steps

8 g of manganese dioxide are added to a solution of 2 g of (6-furan-2-yl-pyridin-2-yl)methanol (11.4 mmol) and 50 ml of chloroform. The reaction mixture is heated under reflux for 1 hour 30 minutes with removal of the water formed continuously. The solid in suspension is removed by filtration on celite and then the solvent is evaporated off. The title product is isolated by chromatography on a silica column (eluent: chloroform). 1.45 g of a yellow solid are recovered.

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