Ethyl Acetate → 4-Bromo-2,3,5-trimethyl-1-oxo-1lambda~5~-pyridine

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2,3,5-collidine-N-oxide (1.3 g, 10 mmol) and K2CO3 (2.9 g, 20 mmol) were suspended in 10 mL of CCl4. Bromine (1 mL, 20 mmol) was added dropwise, and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 2 h. Work-up (EtOAc) and flash chromatography (10% MeOH/EtOAc) afforded the title compound as a solid (1.05 g, 51% yield). R.t.: 5.24 min. 1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ 8.06 (s, 1H), 2.56 (s, 3H), 2.43 (s, 3H), 2.31 (s, 3H). m/z (%) 216.2 (M+1, 100%), 218.2 (M+3, 100%). Rf (20% MeOH/EtOAc): 0.45.

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