Ammonia → 3-(aminomethyl)-4-(sec-butyl)-6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one

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To a suspension of Raney Ni (10 g) in methanol (50 mL) was added 4-sec-butyl-1,2-dihydro-6-methyl-2-oxopyridine-3-carbonitrile (7 g, 36.8 mmol) followed by methanolic ammonia (200 mL) and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature under hydrogen pressure (80 psi) for 18 h. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite pad and washed with methanol (250 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford the crude product (7 g). The reaction was repeated again under same condition. The crude products were combined and purified by silica gel chromatography (eluent: 8% MeOH in CHCl3, spiked with NH3) and the obtained solid was triturated with diethyl ether (50 mL) and dried under vacuum to afford the title compound as yellow solid (3.5 g, 28%). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ 0.809-0.774 (t, 3H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.113-1.097 (d, 3H, J=6.4 Hz), 1.504-1.468 (t, 2H, J=7.2 Hz), 2.184 (s, 3H), 2.839-2.822 (d, 1H, J=6.8 Hz), 3.822 (s, 2H), 6.059 (s, 1H), 8.315 (bs, 2H); LCMS (ES+) m/z=195.22 (M+H)

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