Methyl iodide → 2-Chloro-N-methylpyridin-3-amine

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To a solution of 2-chloro-3-pyridinamine (0.0465 mol) in THF (45ml) at −78° C. under N2 flow, lithium diisopropylamine (0.0513 mol, 2 M) was added dropwise. The mixture was allowed to warm to 0° C. and was stirred for 1 hour and then cooled to −78° C. Then iodomethane (0.0582 mol) was added and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and was stirred for 16 hours. A saturated NH4Cl-solution was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The separated organic layer was dried, filtered and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by short open column chromatography over silica gel (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate 80/20). The product fractions were collected and the solvent was evaporated, yielding 5.91 g of 2-chloro-N-methyl-3-pyridinamine (intermediate 28).

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