4-Fluorobenzaldehyde → 5-[(4-Fluorobenzyl)amino]-pyridin-2-yl methyl sulfide

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To 344 μL (3.20 mmol) of 4-fluorobenzaldehyde and 449 mg (3.20 mmol) of 5-amino-2-methylthio-pyridine dissolved in 8 mL dichloromethane was added 1.11 g (5.25 mmol) sodium triacetoxyborohydride. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 h, and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to obtain 320 mg of 5-[(4-fluorobenzyl)amino]-pyridin-2-yl methyl sulfide, pure by 1H NMR.

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