Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 2-Hydrazinyl-3-methoxypyridine

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A stirred solution of 2-chloro-3-methoxypyridine (4.86 g, 33.8 mmol) in hydrazine hydrate (40 mL) was heated under reflux for 1.5 hours. After cooling to RT, the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness. The resulting residue was partitioned between 10% MeOH in CHCl3 and 40% w/v aqueous potassium carbonate. The aqueous phase was isolated and extracted twice with 10% MeOH in CHCl3. The combined organic extracts were dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound (2.7 g, 57%) as a buff solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.65 (dd, J=5.1 and 1.3 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (dd, J=7.7 and 1.3 Hz, 1H) overlapped with 6.98 (br s, 1H), 6.56 (dd, J=7.6 and 5.1 Hz, 1H), 4.05 (br s, 2H), 3.76 (s, 3H). LCMS (Method A): RT=0.34 min, [M+H]+=140.

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