N,N-Dimethylglycine → Methyl 3-(6-aminopyridin-3-yloxy)benzoate

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A procedure described by D. Ma and Q. Cai (Org. Lett. 3799, 2003) was followed. To a solution of 5-bromopyridin-2-amine (346 mg, 2 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) were added methyl 3-hydroxybenzoate (400 mg, 2.6 mmol), CuI (50 mg), N,N-dimethylglycine (60 mg) and Cs2CO3 (1.0 g). The resulting mixture was heated to 120° C. for 5 h, then cooled and partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer was separated, dried, and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column eluting with ethyl acetate in dichloromethane (1:1) to obtain methyl 3-(6-aminopyridin-3-yloxy)benzoate (250 mg, 50%) as an oil. LC/MS; (M+H)+=245.

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