Triethylamine → 5-(Trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-amine

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A Parr hydrogenation flask was charged with 10% Palladium on carbon, 50% wet (0.050 g, 0.023 mmol) and ethanol (10 mL). Triethylamine (1.0 ml, 3.09 mmol), 2-chloro-3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (0.70 g, 3.09 mmol) and an additional 10 mL of ethanol were added. The flask was purged of air, charged with 48 psi of hydrogen, and shaken for 6 h. The reaction mixture was purged of hydrogen in vacuo and filtered through Celite®, washing with EtOAc (20 mL) and EtOH (20 mL). The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the product partitioned between EtOAc (40 mL) and water (20 mL). The organics were washed with sat aq NaHCO3 (20 mL) and brine (20 mL), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to provide 5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-amine (498 mg, 99% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 8.14 (m, 1 H), 8.00 (s, 1 H), 7.13 (m, 1 H), 5.84 (s, 2 H); MS (ESI) m/z 163.0 (M+H+).

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