Benzyl Chloride → HCID 86723689, compound

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A mixture of 4-ethyl-6-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile (Cpd AA, 1.1 g, 6.8 mmol), (chloromethyl)benzene (1.1 mL, 9.4 mmol, 1.4 equiv) and silver(I) oxide (1.8 g, 7.7 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (22.7 mL) was heated at 110° C. for 17 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 23° C. then filtered through CELITE®. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by column chromatography (heptane/EtOAc) to give 2-(benzyloxy)-4-ethyl-6-methylpyridine-3-carbonitrile (Cpd BB, 1.42 g, 83%) as a colorless oil.

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