m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 3-Chloro-4-cyano-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine 1-oxide

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A solution of 3-chloro-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)isonicotinonitrile (1.60 g, 6.54 mmol) and 77% 3-chloroperbenzoic acid (5.86 g, 26.2 mmol) in dichloromethane (60 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (100 mL), washed with 1 M sodium sulfite (25 mL), 1 N NaOH (2×25 mL), brined (25 mL), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to give crude 3-chloro-4-cyano-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine 1-oxide as white solid (1.60 g). The crude material was used in the next step without purification. MS (ES+) m/z: 261 (M+H); LC retention time: 2.933 min (analytical HPLC Method A).

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