p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 2-Bromo-5-(dimethoxymethyl)pyridine

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A solution of 6-bromopyridine-3-carbaldehyde (3.07 g, 16.5 mmol), p-toluenesulfonic acid (386 mg, 2.02 mmol) and trimethyl orthoformate (1.97 ml, 18 mmol) in MeOH (80 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 48 hours. The mixture was then brought to basic conditions with a 5% NaHCO3 solution and extracted twice with diethyl ether. The pooled organic phases were dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness to give 3.66 g of 2-bromo-5-dimethoxymethyl-pyridine as a pale yellow oil.

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