Diethyl Ether → 6-(4-Fluorophenoxymethyl)-pyridine-3-carbaldehyde

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To a diethyl ether (100 mL) solution of 5-bromo-2-(4-fluoro-phenoxymethyl)-pyridine (4.00 g, 14.2 mmol) described in Manufacturing Example 72-1-1 was added dropwise n-butyl lithium (2.55 M n-hexane solution, 6.13 mL, 15.6 mmol) on a dry ice-ethanol bath (−78° C.) under nitrogen atmosphere, which was stirred for 40 minutes at −78° C. N,N-dimethylformamide (1.32 mL, 17.0 mmol) was then added dropwise and stirred for 5 minutes at −78° C. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and water was added, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, and the solvent was evaporated under a reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:heptane=1:4) to obtain the title compound (1.00 g, 30.5%).

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