Tetrahedron letters

Ortho lithiation of 2-, 3-, and 4-methoxypyridines

DL Comins, DH LaMunyon

Index: Comins, Daniel L.; LaMunyon, Donald H. Tetrahedron Letters, 1988 , vol. 29, # 7 p. 773 - 776

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Tetrahedron Letters,Vol.29,No.7,pp 773-776,1988 0040-4039/88 $3.00 + .OO Printed in Great Britain Pergamon Journals Ltd. ORTHO LITHIATION OF 2-, 3-, AND 4-METHOXYPYRIDINES Daniel L. Comins* and Donald H. LaMunyon Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322 0300 Summary: The ortho lithiation of 2-. 3; and 4-methox~yridine was effected using mesitylllithium as the metalating base. ...