Iodoethane → 3-Bromo-2-chloro-5-(ethylsulfonyl)pyridine

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Sodium sulfite (4.94 g, 39.2 mmol) and sodium bicarbonate (3.46 g, 41.2 mmol) in water (100 mL) were heated to 75° C. 3-bromo-2-chloropyridine-5-sulfonyl chloride (6.00 g, 20.6 mmol) was added portionwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture was stirred at 75° C. for 1 hour after complete addition. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum. N,N-Dimethylformamide (37.5 mL), sodium bicarbonate (3.46 g, 41.2 mmol) and iodoethane (1.658 mL, 20.62 mmol) were added. The resulting mixture was heated to 75° C. for 2 hours then cooled to room temperature. The mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The reaction mixture was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, 100% heptane to 100% ethyl acetate) to provide the title compound (3.15 g, 53% yield).

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