Methyl iodide → 3-Bromo-2-chloro-5-methoxypyridine

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a stirred mixture of 5-bromo-6-chloropyridin-3-ol (2.95 g, 14.15 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.28 mL, 21.23 mmol) in acetonitrile (45 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added iodomethane (0.93 mL, 14.86 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organic layers were washed with sat. sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The resulting crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 3-bromo-2-chloro-5-methoxypyridine. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 221.9 and 223.9 (M+1).

Provenance & Evidence