Sodium hydride → [6-({[tert-Butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)pyridin-2-yl]methanol

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To a solution of 60% NaH (1.45 g, 35.9 mmol) in DMF (60 mL), which was stirred and cooled with ice, was added a solution of 2,6-pyridinedimethanol (5.00 g, 35.9 mmol) in DMF (30 mL), and stirred for 1 hour at a room temperature under Ar atmosphere. To the mixture was added a solution of tert-butyldimethylchlorosilane (6.54 g, 43.3 mmol) in DMF (40 mL), and stirred for additional 12 hours. TLC was used to confirm there was no starting material in the reaction mixture. Then, the mixture was subjected to extraction with EtOAc and 10% NaHCO3 aq. The organic layer was washed with sat. NaClaq., dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (Hex:EtOAc=5:1) to give 2-[(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl]-6-hydroxymethylpyridine (1) (4.46 g, 49%) as a colorless oil.

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