Triethylamine → 1-(4-Methylphenyl)-1-[2-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl]hydrazine

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The title compound was prepared by General Method 1. Triethylamine (13.0 mL, 94.5 mmol) was added dropwise to p-tolylhydrazine hydrochloride (5.0 g, 31.5 mmol) over a period of 5-min. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 10 min. 5-(2-bromoethyl)-2-methylpyridine (6.3 g, 31.5 mmol) was added dropwise at 25° C. over a period of 10-15 min. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 1 h and the subsequently heated at 90° C. for 2-3 h at which point the reaction was found complete by TLC and LC-MS. Reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×2). The organic layer was separated, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to obtain crude product as dark brown oil (16.7 g). Purification of crude product by column chromatography (silica gel, 100-200 mesh, eluent: 0-40% ethyl acetate-Hexane) furnished 1.92 g of pure product as brown liquid. Yield: 25%.

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