Sodium Sulfite → 4-(4-Methoxycarbonylphenyl)pyridine N-oxide

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Methyl 4-(4-pyridyl)benzoate (1.49 g) was dissolved in dichloromethane (30 ml), 70% m-chloroperbenzoic acid (3.46 g) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. An aqueous solution of sodium sulfite was added to conduct liquid separation. The resultant organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off to obtain the title compound (1.33 g) as white powder.

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