2,3-Dimethoxy-5-nitropyridine → 5,6-Dimethoxypyridin-3-amine

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A stainless steel bomb was charged with 2,3-dimethoxy-5-nitropyridine (430 mg, 2335 μmol), 10% Pd/C (124 mg, 1168 μmol) and 4.7 mL EtOAc. The vessel was sealed and was purged with hydrogen once, before filling with hydrogen at a pressure of 2 attn. The reaction mixture was heated at 50° C. for 3 h. Upon cooling, the mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, rinsing with EtOAc. The filtrate was concentrated and passed through a silica plug using 5% MeOH/DCM. The filtrate was concentrated to provide 5,6-dimethoxypyridin-3-amine as a peach colored oil that crystallized upon standing. GC/MS confirmed the correct mass to be [M+H]=155.

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