Bromine → 6-Bromo-2-nitropyridin-3-ol

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3-Hydroxy-2-nitropyridine (20 g, 0.143 mole) was dissolved in methanol (400 mL) and a solution of 25% sodium methoxide in methanol (33 mL, 0.13 mole) was added at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 30 min, then was cooled to 0° C., and bromine (7.2 mL, 0.14 mole) was added slowly. The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min, then was quenched with glacial AcOH (2.5 mL). The solvent was removed in vacuo to afford material (30 g, 96%), which was used without further purification.

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