1-Methyl-4-(5-nitro-pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine → 6-((4-Methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl)pyridin-3-amine

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Reaction Steps

A suspension of 1-methyl-4-(5-nitro-pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-piperazine (Step 39.2) (0.529 g, 2.24 mmol) and Raney nickel (0.1 g) in MeOH (10 mL) was stirred for 1 h at rt, under a hydrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of celite and concentrated to afford 0.448 g of the title compound as an off-white solid: ESI-MS: 207.2 [M+H]+.

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