3-(3',6'-Dihydro-[2,4'-bipyridin]-1'(2'H)-yl)propan-1-amine → 4-(2-pyridinyl)-1-Piperidinepropanamine

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To a solution of 3-(3',6'-dihydro-2'-H-[2,4']bipyridinyl-1'-yl)-propylamine (3.48 g crude, 15.9 mmol) in MeOH (40 mL), was added 1.0 g of Pearlman's catalyst. The suspension was hydrogenated under 120 psi for 10 h after which the reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of celite and the solvent was removed. The residue was purified by column chromatography over silica gel using CH2Cl2 /methanol/2M NH3 in MeOH (90:8:4 to 90:40:40) as the eluting system. The product was obtained as a pale yellow oil (3.21 g, 91%).

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