Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 12109706, compound

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1.2 g (2.8 mMol) of 2-[1,2-dibromo-2-(3-bromophenyl)-ethyl]-6-methyl-pyridine are dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol. 0.9 g (16.1 mMol) of potassium hydroxide (powder) are added, and the resulting suspension is heated under reflux for 4 hours. The suspension is then cooled to room temperature, poured into 100 ml of brine and extracted thrice with 30 ml each of t-butyl methyl ether. The combined organic phases are washed with 30 ml of brine, dried over Sodium sulfate, filtrated and evaporated in vacua. 0.720 g of the title compound are obtained as a colorless oil crystallizing on standing; melting point 60-61°.

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