3-Pyridinemethanamine → 2-hydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-N-(3-pyridylmethyl)benzamide

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A mixture of 919 mg of 6-methoxyisobenzofuran-1 (3H)-one and 1.82 g of 3-aminomethylpyridine was heated at 150° C. without solvent for 3 hours under stirring. After finishing the reaction, the mixture was chromatographed on a column of silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate and then with tetrahydrofuran to give 1.40 g of the titled compound.

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