Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Ethynylpyridin-2-amine

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A solution of 4-(6-amino-pyridin-3-yl)-2-methyl-but-3-yn-2-ol (example D.1 method 2 step 1) (22.5 g, 128 mmol) in toluene (500 mL) was refluxed in the presence of powdered NaOH (3.83 g, 96 mmol) for 16 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to leave a brown residue which was purified by silica gel column chromatography with dichloromethane and ether, followed by trituration with heptane to give the title compound (5.5 g, 36%) (31.1 g, 100%) as light red solid. MS (EI) 118.1 [(M)+]; mp 143° C.

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