Trimethylsilyldiazomethane → Methyl 5,6-dimethylpicolinate

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Reaction Steps

77.4 ml 2 mol/L trimethylsilyldiazomethan in hexane was added to 5,6-dimethyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid in 150 mL methanol and 600 mL dichlormethane at −5° C. and the reaction was stirred for 0.5 h. After warming to RT the solvent was removed and the residue was purified by chromatorgaphie on Silica (cyclohexane/ethyl acetate:7/3) to give 12.8 g of the desired product.

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