[NH2:1][C:2]1[C:7]([N+:8]([O-])=O)=[C:6]([CH3:11])[C:5]([N+:12]([O-])=O)=[C:4]([CH3:15])[N:3]=1.CS(O)(=O)=O.[H][H]>[Pd].C.CO>[NH2:1][C:2]1[C:7]([NH2:8])=[C:6]([CH3:11])[C:5]([NH2:12])=[C:4]([CH3:15])[N:3]=1A 500 ml Parr Bottle was charged with 2-amino-4,6-dimethyl-3,5-dinitropyridine (21.2 g, 0.10 mole), 200 ml methanol, methanesulfonic acid (19.2 g, 0.20 mole), and 20.g 5% Pd/charcoal catalyst. The mixture was subjected to hydrogenation at ambient temperature with an initial hydrogen pressure of 5.7 psig. When no further uptake of hydrogen was observed, the mixture was filtered free of catalyst under a nitrogen atmosphere, and methanol removed under vacuum. The bismethanesulfonate salt of 2,3,5-triamino-4,6-dimethylpyridine so obtained was purified by slurrying with dry isopropyl alcohol, filtering under nitrogen, and vacuum drying over P2O5 at 80°-90° C.
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