Benzyl Chloride → 2-(Benzyloxy)-4,6-dimethylnicotinonitrile

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A mixture of 2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnicotinonitrile (5.3 g, 36 mmol), benzyl chloride (5.7 mL, 45 mmol), silver(I)oxide (9.2 g, 40 mmol) and toluene (50 mL) were heated at 110° C. in a sealed tube for 20 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and the solids were filtered and rinsed with dichloromethane. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum and purified by column chromatography (40% EtOAc/Heptane) to give 2-(benzyloxy)-4,6-dimethylnicotinonitrile (Cpd II, 8.1 g, 94% yield) as a white solid.

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