1: 94 percent / 2,6-lutidine, LiI*2H2O / 1 h / 150 °C 2: 72 percent / m-chloroberbenzoic acid / CH2Cl2 / 1 h / Ambient temperature View Scheme

2,6-dimethylpyridine; lithium iodide T=150°C; 1 h;

1: 94 percent / 2,6-lutidine, LiI*2H2O / 1 h / 150 °C 2: 72 percent / m-chloroberbenzoic acid / CH2Cl2 / 1 h / Ambient temperature 3: 1.) aq. Na2S2O4, 2.) t-BuOK, O2 / 1.) benzene, 2 min, 2.) t-BuOH, 5 min. View Scheme