Ethylene Glycol → 6-[1,3]Dioxolan-2-yl-pyridine-2-carbaldehyde

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To a solution of pyridine-2,6-dicarbaldehyde (5 g, 37.4 mmol) in benzene (100 mL) was added ethylene glycol (1.1 g, 18.5 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.3 g, 1.8 mmol). The reaction mixture was equipped with a dean stark condenser and refluxed for 15 min. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the resulting crude was purified via column chromatography to afford 6-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)picolinaldehyde (2 g, 30%). MS (ES+) (M+H) 180.0495

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