Methyl iodide → 5-Bromo-2-methoxy-3-nitropyridine

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In a 1 L, round-bottomed, single-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirring bar was placed 5-bromo-3-nitropyridin-2-ol (50.0 g, 0.23 mol) in CHCl3 (500 mL) under nitrogen in the dark (wrapped in aluminum foil.) To this solution was added Ag2CO3 (75.5 g, 0.28 mol) and MeI (142.0 mL, 2.3 mol). After the mixture was stirred for 48 h at room temperature, it was filtered through a pad of Celite, washed with CH2Cl2, and concentrated. The crude mixture was purified by column chromatography (EtOAc:Hexane, 1:4) to give 24.0 g (45%) of 5-bromo-2-methoxy-3-nitropyridine (15) as a solid.

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