Natural Science Forum / Chemistry / Organic Synthesis / June 2005

OK, I may totally off base here, as I haven't got access to
Scifinder etc, but what's wrong with just oxidizing 2-
chloropyridine with e.g. mCPBA? Will that displace the chlorine
preferentially..?

Maybe one of the folk here can help?
<URL:http://www.ismc2004.dk/index.php/Poster_216__N-
Oxide_Analogs_of/424/0/> or <URL:http://tinyurl.com/8co8x> should
that wrap.. or perhaps Langner & Zundel
Can. J. Chem./Rev. Can. Chim. 79(9): 1376-1380 (2001) which from a
quick google (don't have access to the journal) suggests a
synthesis of your required compound and
<URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/SCC-120027260> ?

Stephan