1-Piperidinecarboxaldehyde → 6-Chloropyridine-3-carbaldehyde

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Reaction Conditions

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5-Bromo-2-chloropyridine (T-9) (15.0 g) and diethyl ether (450 ml) were put in a reaction vessel and cooled to −50° C. under an atmosphere of nitrogen. n-Butyllithium (1.57 M in n-hexane; 54.6 ml) was added dropwise in the temperature range of −50° C. to −45° C., and the stirring was continued for another 90 minutes. After the reaction vessel had been cooled to −70° C., formylpiperidine (9.70 g) was added dropwise in the temperature range of −70° C. to −65° C., and the stirring was continued for another 60 minutes while the mixture was allowed to return to room temperature. The resulting reaction mixture was poured into ice-water (500 ml) and mixed with it. Diethyl ether (200 ml) was added to the solution to separate organic and aqueous phases, and extraction was carried out. The combined organic phase was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified with a fractional operation by means of column chromatography (silica gel; toluene). The product was further purified by recrystallization from heptane. The solvent was distilled off and the product was dried, giving 2-chloro-5-formylpyridine (T-10) (7.01 g). The yield based on the compound (T-9) was 68%.

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