Ammonium Chloride → HCID 58360364, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2,5-dibromopyridine (2.00 g, 8.44 mmol) in 50 mL of toluene at −78° C. was added n-butyllithium (2.5 M in toluene, 4.05 mL, 10.1 mmol) dropwise. After 2 h, a solution of ethyl 1-formyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizine-3-carboxylate (1.86 g, 7.60 mmoL) in 50 mL of dichloromethane was added dropwise. The mixture was warmed to rt, and after 1 h, treated with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was redissolved in dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified via silica gel chromatography, eluting with 30-100% ethyl acetate in hexanes to provide ethyl 1-[(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)(hydroxyl)methyl]-4-oxo-4H-quinolizine-3-carboxylate that gave a mass ion (ES+) of 404.7 (81Br) for [M+H]+.

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