Diethyl Malonate → 3-Bromo-2-methyl-5-nitropyridine

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To a cold solution of diethyl malonate (2.2 mL, 14.5 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was added NaH (0.58 g, 60% in mineral oil) over 5 minutes. 3-Bromo-2-chloro-5-nitropyridine (3.13 g, 13.15 mmol) was added in 4 portions over 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and THF was removed under reduced pressure. The mixture was heated at 115° C. for 75 minutes. After the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, H2SO4 (6.0 M, 17 mL) was added and the mixture was heated at 110° C. overnight. It was cooled to 0° C. and a KOH solution (25%) in water was added until pH=7.0. The reaction mixture was kept at 0° C. for 30 min. The crude product was collected by filtration and washed with cold water. dichloromethane (100 mL) was added to the solids and stirred at r.t. for 30 min. The solid was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to 30 mL. Petroleum ether (60 mL) was added and the solid was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to give the product as a red solid (2.3 g, 73%).

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