Formic Acid → 2-(3-Phenoxyphenoxy)-3-formylpyridine

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Crude 2-(3-phenoxyphenoxy)-3-cyanopyridine (15 g) was stirred with Raney nickel alloy (15 g, 50:50) in refluxing 75% formic acid (200 ml) for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and then extracted repeatedly with ether. The combined ether extracts were dried, filtered and evaporated to give an orange oil. Filtration through a plug of silica (eluent hexane-ether, 1:1) afforded 2-(3-phenoxyphenoxy)-3-formylpyridine (3.03 g), infrared max. 1685 cm-1.

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