Benzoyl Peroxide → 6-(Bromomethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid

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6-methylnicotinic acid (100 mg 0.14 mmol) was dissolved in 10% AcOH/benzene (1 mL) and treated with NBS (117 mg, 0.18 mmol) and benzoylperoxide (18 mg, 0.07 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated in a sealed microwave reactor at 120° C. for 1 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3, dried (MgSO4), concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography to yield 6-(bromomethyl)pyridine-3-carboxylic acid.

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