Iodoethane → 5-bromo-1-ethyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one

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In a round bottom flask equipped with a stir bar and purged with nitrogen was added 5-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-ol (1.0 equiv.), potassium carbonate (2.0 equiv.) and DMF (0.2 M). The mixture was stirred at room temperature and iodoethane (1.2 equiv.) was added via syringe. The mixture was warmed to 35° C. for 4 hours at which time LCMS indicated full conversion. The reaction was worked up by partitioning between water and ethyl acetate, the aqueous phase was extracted 3 more times with ethyl acetate, the organics were combined, washed with brine, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to yield 5-bromo-1-ethyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (67%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, <cdcl3>) δ ppm 1.32-1.50 (m, 3H) 4.04 (q, J=7.17 Hz, 2H) 7.63 (br. s., 1H) 7.78 (br. s., 1H). LCMS (m/z) (M+H)=269.1/271.1, Rt=0.72 min

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