2-Bromopyridine → tert-Butyl 4-[hydroxy(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate

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Placed 2-bromopyridine (0.833 g, 5.27 mmol) in THF (25 mL) and cooled to −78° C. Butyllithium (2.11 mL, 5.27 mmol) was slowly added and stirred for 5 minutes. Dissolved tert-butyl 4-formylpiperidine-1-carboxylate (0.500 g, 2.34 mmol) in THF (3 mL) and added slowly to the above solution then stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes. Added ammonium chloride and extracted with CH2Cl2. Concentrated and purified by silica gel to give the title compound (0.229 g, 33.4% yield)

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