Bis(2-bromoethyl) ether → HCID 117667857, compound

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Reaction Steps

Under argon, NaH (60% in mineral oil, 0.497 g, 12.4 mmol) is added into THF (10 mL). The reaction mixture is cooled on a bath of dry ice/CH3OH. A solution of (5-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-acetonitrile (1.0 g, 5.0 mmol) and 2-bromoethyl ether (0.719 mL, 5.15 mmol) in THF (4.5 mL) is added dropwise. The reaction is stirred for 30 min. The dry ice/MeOH bath is removed and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 14 hrs. The reaction is quenched by slow addition of MeOH (5 mL). The mixture is then concentrated. The resulting crude product is purified by normal phase chromatography using 0-3% MeOH in DCM as the gradient to afford 4-(5-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-tetrahydro-pyran-4-carbonitrile (1.07 g, 79% yield).

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