Water → (4-Methoxypyridin-2-yl)methanamine

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Reaction Steps

To a stirring solution of 949 mg of 4-methoxypicolinonitrile in 15 mL of THF at 0° C. was added about 0.6 g of LiAlH4. The reaction became very exothermic. The mixture was allowed to warm to r.t. and after 40 min., the following were added in succession: 0.4 mL of H2O, 0.4 mL of 15% NaOH (aq.), and 1.2 mL of brine. The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 75 min. and then filtered through Celite and concentrated to give 377 mg of (4-methoxypyridin-2-yl)methanamine which was used for the next reaction without further purification.

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