3-Bromo-4-methylpyridine-2-carbaldehyde → 1-(3-Bromo-4-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethanol

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Methylmagnesium chloride (3.0 mol/L) in THF (0.17 mL, 0.525 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of 3-bromo-4-methyl-pyridine-2-carbaldehyde (100 mg, 0.50 mmol) in THF (2 mL) cooled at −15° C. After 5 min, the reaction was quenched with a few drops of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (25 mL) and washed with water (5 mL). The organic layer was separated, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to provide the title compound as a yellow oil (100 mg, 92%), which was used in subsequent steps without further purification.

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