Diisopropylethylamine → 3-[(2-Amino-5-bromo-pyridin-3-ylmethyl)amino]propionic acid ethyl ester

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A mixture of 5-bromo-3-bromomethyl-pyridin-2-ylamine hydrobromide (9.41 g, 27.1 mmol) and β-alanine ethyl ester hydrochloride (5.00 g, 32.5 mmol) in DMF (75 mL) was treated with N,N-diisopropylethylamine (16.5 mL, 94.9 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 4 h, the cloudy mixture was diluted with CH2Cl2 (100 mL) and H2O. The aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (2×150 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo. Purification by column chromatography (silica gel, CH2Cl2/MeOH/Et3N, 95/4.5/0.5 to 80/19.5/0.5) gave the title compound (1.90 g, 23%) as a tan oil: MS (ESI) m/le 302 (M+H)+.

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