Sodium Sulfate → 6-Dimethylaminomethyl-2-hydroxymethylpyridine

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A solution of 6-(N,N-dimethylcarbamyl-2-carbomethoxypyridine (20.3 g; 97.5 mmoles) [prepared in Step A] in 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added to a suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (9.6 g; 0.25 moles) in 500 ml of tetrahydrofuran. The mixture was stirred and heated at reflux temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere for 3 hours then left at ambient temperature overnight. The mixture was decomposed with a saturated aqueous solution of Na2SO4, filtered, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was placed on 275 g of aluminum oxide and eluted with methylene chloride. The appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated to give 5.2 g of the title compound.

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