Potassium Carbonate → 3-Bromo-5-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridine

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A mixture of 3-bromo-5-hydroxypyridine (Aldrich, Buchs, Switzerland, 611 mg, 3.51 mmol), potassium carbonate (971 mg, 7.02 mmol) and 2-bromoethyl methyl ether (537 mg, 3.86 mmol) in 30 ml DMF was stirred for 14 h at rt and for 2 h at 80° C. The reaction mixture was quenched with water and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The organic layers were washed with brine (3×), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (dichloromethane/MeOH 0% to 3%) to give the title compound as an oil. (HPLC: tR 2.38 min (Method A); M+H=232, 234 MS-ES).

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