Dichloromethane → 4-(4-Acetylphenyl)amino-3-aminopyridine

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4-(4-Acetylphenyl)amino-3-nitropyridine hydrochloride (2.0 g, 71.8 mmol) was partitioned between aqueous sodium hydroxide and dichloromethane (3×20 ml). The combined organic phases were washed with water (20 ml) and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a solid. Ethanol (20 ml) was added, and the solution was hydrogenated over 5% palladium on carbon (0.2 g) at 50 p.s.i. (345 kPa) for 3.5 hours. The catalyst was filtered off, and the solvent removed under reduced pressure to give a brown solid, (1.8 g) which was used directly for the next reaction without purification, m.p. 165°-166° C. (after recrystallisation from ethanol).

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