1-(6-Chloropyridin-3-yl)ethan-1-one → 5-Acetyl-2-methoxypyridine

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A mixture of 15 mL of methanol, 500 mg (2.89 mmol) of 1-(6-chloropyrid-3-yl)ethanone and 1.17 g (21.69 mmol) of sodium methoxide is heated in a microwave reactor at 160° C. for 4 hours. The reaction medium is evaporated to dryness. After purification by chromatography on silica gel (eluent A/B: heptane/EtOAc, gradient A/B: t 0 min 0% B, t 5 min 20% B, t 30 min 40% B), 230 mg of 1-(6-methoxypyrid-3-yl)ethanone were obtained, corresponding to the following characteristics:

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