Methyl iodide → Methyl 2-(benzyloxy)isonicotinate

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To a suspension of 2-(benzyloxy)isonicotinic acid (12.6 g) and potassium hydrogencarbonate (8.3 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (180 mL) was added dropwise iodomethane (4.8 mL) under ice-cooling, and then stirred at room temperature for 7 hours. The reaction solution was diluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated ammonium chloride (×3), and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to give the title compound as a brown oil (13.07 g).

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