Toluene → 5-hydroxymethyl-4-{[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl]amino}furan-2(5H)-one

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905.0 mg (6.95 mmol) of 4-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethylfuran-2(5H)-one (VII-1a) and 991.8 mg (6.95 mmol) of 3-aminomethyl-6-chloropyridine are stirred in the mixture of 100.5 ml of toluene and 10 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and 10 mg of para-toluenesulphonic acid and 0.5 ml of acetic acid are added. With stirring, the entire reaction mixture is then heated at reflux on a water separator for about 18 hours. Concentration under reduced pressure and purification of the residue by column chromatography on silica gel (silica gel 60, Merck, particle size: 0.04 to 0.063 mm; mobile phase: cyclohexane/acetone=1:1) gives 394.2 mg (22.2% of theory) of 5-hydroxymethyl-4-{[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl]amino}furan-2(5H)-one.

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