Iodine → HCID 86710143, compound

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To a solution of 3 (100 mg, 0.45 mmol) in acetonitrile (2.5 mL) was added ceric ammonium nitrate (25 mg, 0.045 mmol) followed by iodine (126 mg, 0.495 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. under nitrogen for 7 h. After completion of the reaction, the mixture was cooled to room temperature and treated with an ice-cold aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate with stirring. The mixture was extracted with portions of ethyl ether. The combined organic phase was dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated under diminished pressure to afford a crude residue. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column. Elution with hexane/ethyl acetate gave 3-heptyl-5-iodo-2,6-dimethylpyridin-4(1H)-one (5) as a light yellow solid: yield 119 mg (74%); silica gel TLC Rf 0.45 (1:1 hexane/ethyl acetate); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.88-0.91 (m, 3H), 1.29-1.35 (m, 10H), 2.33 (s, 3H) and 2.54-2.56 (m, 5H).

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