Cesium carbonate → 3-(3-Methoxy-benzyloxy)-5-phenyl-pyridin-2-ylamine

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To a solution of 5-phenyl-2-(trityl-amino)-pyridin-3-ol (100 mg, 0.24 mmol) in THF (3 mL) was added Cs2CO3 (79 mg, 0.24 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes, and then 3-methoxybenzylbromide (0.037 mL, 0.26 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight, diluted with dichloromethane (5 mL), and filtered to remove the salts. The solvents were evaporated, and the residue was dissolved in 10% trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane (2 mL). The reaction was stirred for 2 hr, and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in dichloromethane, washed by sat. NaHCO3, and dried over Na2SO4. After filtration and concentration, the crude product was purified on a silica gel column eluting with methanol-dichloromethane (from 3% to 15% gradient) to provide 3-(3-methoxy-benzyloxy)-5-phenyl-pyridin-2-ylamine as a white solid (43.5 mg, 60% yield).

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