Benzoyl Peroxide → 2-(Bromomethyl)-4-nitropyridine

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A solution of 2-methyl-4-nitropyridine (1.79 g, 13.0 mmol) in CCl4 (30 mL) was treated with N-bromosuccinimide (2.31 g, 13.0 mmol) and benzoyl peroxide (420 mg, 1.30 mmol), stirred at 80° C. for 16 h, cooled to room temperature, filtered through Celite, concentrated in vacuo and purified by chromatography [SiO2; isohexane:EtOAc (15:1)] to give the title compound (700 mg, 25%) as a colourless oil; NMR δH (400 MHz, CDCl3) 8.89 (1H, d, J 5.0 Hz), 8.19 (1H, d, J 2.0 Hz), 7.96 (1H, dd, J 5.0, 2.0 Hz) and 4.66 (2H, s).

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