N-bromobutanimide → 5-Bromo-4-fluoropyridin-2-amine

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N-Bromosuccinimide (126 mg, 0.71 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-fluoropyridin-2-amine TFA salt (162 mg, 0.72 mmol) in acetonitrile (4 mL) in an aluminum foil-wrapped flask in a darkened hood. The reaction solution was stirred at room temperature in darkness for 2 hours. After evaporation of the solvent, the crude product was purified on a silica gel column eluting with EtOAc to give 5-bromo-4-fluoropyridin-2-amine as an ivory solid (92 mg, 67%). LC/MS (m/z): 190.9/192.9 (MH+), Rt 1.02 minutes.

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