Methyl iodide → HCID 90409944, compound

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To a solution of 4-bromo-6-chloropyridin-2-ol (1.0 equiv.) in DMF (0.16 M) was added potassium carbonate (2.0 equiv.) and iodomethane (1.2 equiv.) at room temperature. The solution was stirred for 2 hours, then partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate two more times, the organic phase was washed with brine, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude material was purified via silica gel column chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate and heptanes (0-50% ethyl acetate). The pure fractions were concentrated to yield 4-bromo-6-chloro-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one in 38% yield. LCMS (m/z) (M+H)=221.9/223.9, Rt=0.64 min.

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