摘要:
This account describes quick and efficient syntheses of 4,4' -bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2'-bipyridine and 4-hydroxymethyl-2,2'-bipyridine from 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine and 4-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine, respectively, via (trimethylsilyl)methyl-, bromomethyl-, and acetoxymethyl- intermediates. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. Ail rights reserved.