Benzyl Bromide → 2-(Benzyloxy)-4-bromopyridine

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A mixture of 4-Bromo-1H-pyridin-2-one (0.613 g), silver carbonate (0.63 g) and benzyl bromide (0.50 mL) in benzene (10 mL) was heated at 50° C. for 24 hours, protected from light. Reaction mixture stirred ambient temperature for 16 hours. Reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of CELITE, which was washed ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 0 to 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give 2-Benzyloxy-4-bromo-pyridine (0.6043 g): LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C12H11BrNO: 265.12 (M+H+). Found: 263.8, 265.8 (M+H+).

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