Tin dichloride dihydrate → 6-Cyclopropyl-5-phenylpyridin-3-amine

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A mixture of 2-cyclopropyl-5-nitro-3-phenylpyridine (0.25 mmol, 0.06 g) and SnCl2.H2O (0.89 mmol, 0.2 g) in ethanol (2 ml) was heated at 80° C. for 1 hour. The solvent was evaporated and the crude residue was dissolved in water. The solution neutralised with 6N NaOH aqueous solution and extracted with dichloromethane. The solid residue was purified by chromatography over SiO2 eluting with dichloromethane/methanol mixtures affording 6-cyclopropyl-5-phenylpyridin-3-amine (0.03 g, 57% of yield) of the expected product.

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