Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 2-(aminomethyl)nicotinate hydrochloride

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To a solution of ethyl 2-cyano-3-pyridinecarboxylate (2.5 g) and conc. HCl (5 mL) in 150 mL ethanol was added 10% Pd/C (wet, 250 mg) and the reaction mixture was hydrogenated using a hydrogen balloon and stirred for 12 h. The reaction was filtered through celite and ethanol was evaporated to give ethyl 2-(aminomethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate HCl as a white solid which was used in the next step without further purification.

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