1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane → Methyl 3-Chloro-5-(methoxymethyl)-2-pyridinecarboxylate

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An autoclave was charged with 1.16 g (5.6 mmol) of 2,3-dichloro-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridine, 72 mg of 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane [3 mol percent based on the 2,3-dichloro-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridine], 8 mg of bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) chloride [0.2 mol percent based on the 2,3-dichloro-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridine], 1.39 g (17 mmol) of sodium acetate and 16 ml of methanol. The autoclave is repeatedly flushed with carbon monoxide to replace the air by carbon monoxide. A carbon monoxide pressure of 15 bar was then applied to the autoclave. The reaction mixture was heated to 165° C. (bath temperature) and stirred for 6 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the crude product was concentrated under reduced pressure (30 mbar), chromotographed over silica gel 60 (eluent:hexane/ethyl acetate 3:1), analyzed by gas chromatography and characterized by 1H NMR and MS/GC-MS. The yield of the product was 1.05 g (87 percent) of a colorless oil. Other data concerning the product was:

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