Acetic Acid → 4-(Bromomethyl)picolinonitrile

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

0.146 ml of acetic acid is added to a solution of 0.236 g of 2-cyano-4-methylpyridine in 5 ml of carbon tetrachloride, under an inert atmosphere of argon at a temperature in the region of 20° C. The mixture is brought, with stirring, to a temperature of 50° C. 0.712 g of N-bromosuccinimide and 0.096 g of benzoyl peroxide are successively added at this temperature. The mixture is maintained at 80° C. for about 18 hours. After cooling, the reaction medium is placed on a cartridge 27 mm in diameter packed with 25 g of 20-40 μm silica not conditioned beforehand, and then eluted with dichloromethane at a flow rate of 10 ml/minute. The fractions between 140 and 175 ml are concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. 0.097 g of 2-cyano-4(bromomethyl)pyridine is thus obtained.

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