Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Bromo-2-iodopyridin-3-ol

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To a mixture of sodium carbonate monohydrate (1.96 mL, 35.5 mmol) and 3-bromo-5-hydroxypyridine (2.06 g, 11.8 mmol) in H2O (0.213 mL, 11.8 mmol) was added iodine crystals (0.640 mL, 12.4 mmol), and the overall mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was then poured slowly into 2M HCl(aq), and the pH was adjusted to ˜3. The product was collected by filtration followed by crystallization from EtOH/water to afford 5-bromo-2-iodopyridin-3-ol as an off-white solid of (3.53 g, 99.4% yield) m/z (%): 301.2 (100%, M++H).

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