Methylamine → N-methyl-4-(pyridin-3-yl)but-3-yn-1-amine

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An aqueous methylamine solution (5mL, 40%, 58.7 mmole) was mixed with XII (200 mg, 0.08 mmole) and stirred for 3 hr. in a sealed tube at 45° C. After the reaction was complete, water (10 mL) was added to the cooled reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture was extracted with chloroform (10×5 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue obtained was chromatographed on a silica gel column using methanol:chloroform (1:9) and then with a chloroform: methanol mixture containing 1% triethylamine as eluent. About 70 mg of XIII was obtained as a slightly yellow syrup, which was distilled at 110°-112° C., 0.04 mm Hg. XIII was converted to its mono fumarate salt form, which exhibits a melting point of 103°-104° C.

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