Water → 2-(Chloromethyl)-3-methoxypyridine

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The title compound of Preparation 45 (190 mg, 1.5 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of benzamide (5 mg, 0.4 mmol) in dichloromethane (2 ml) and the mixture heated to reflux temperature. Trichloroisocyanuric acid (190 mg, 0.82 mmol) was added portionwise, then the reaction mixture stirred under reflux for 3 hours, allowed to cool and treated with water (2 ml) and 50% aqueous potassium hydroxide solution (3 ml). The separated aqueous phase was washed with dichloromethane (3×10 ml) and the combined organic solutions dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure to yield the title compound (180 mg) as a colourless oil. δ (CDCl3): 3.91 (3H, s), 4.76 (2H, s), 7.25 (2H, m), 8.20 (1H, d). LRMS: m/z 158 (M+1)+.

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