Hydrogen Peroxide → 2,6-Dibromopyridine N-Oxide

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To an ice-cold solution of 2,6-dibromopyridine (50 g, 0.21 mol) in trifluoroacetic acid (250 mL) was added 30% H2O2 solution (70 mL) drop wise over 1 h. The reaction mixture was washed, heated to 100° C. for 16 h then cooled to rt, poured into 1.50 L of water and the precipitate filtered. The solid thus obtained (10 g) was the starting material (2,6-dibromopyridine). The filtrate was extracted with dichloromethane (3×1 L) and the combined organic layer was washed with 0.50 M K2CO3 solution (3×500 mL). The organic layer was then dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was treated with hexane then filtered to obtain the desired product as an off white solid (38.50 g, 72% and 90% yield based on the recovery of the starting material).

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