Acetaldehyde → 1-(5-(Methoxymethoxy)-2-neopentylpyridin-4-yl)ethanol

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To a solution of 5-(methoxymethoxy)-2-neopentylpyridine (16.5 g, 79 mmol) and in THF (200 mL)-78° C. is added tert-butyllithium (46 ml, 79 mmol) (1.7 M in pentane) over 2 min via cannula. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. 30 min, and acetaldehyde (11 ml, 197 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. 10 min, then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred 3 h. The reaction was quenched by addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl (400 mL), extracted with EtOAc (3×200 mL), the combined organic layers washed with saturated NaCl (10 mL), dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated to give a orange oil, which was purified by chromatography on an ISCO (330 g SiO2, 10%-50% EtOAc/Hexane) gives 1-(5-(methoxymethoxy)-2-neopentylpyridin-4-yl)ethanol as a clear, light yellow oil.

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