Methyl 6-amino-5-nitropyridine-3-carboxylate → Methyl 5,6-diaminopyridine-3-carboxylate

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To a stirred mixture of methyl 6-amino-5-nitronicotinate (2 g, 10.15 mmol) in a mixture of THF (30 mL) and MeOH (10 mL) at rt was added palladium (10 wt % on activated carbon, 100 mg), and the mixture stirred under hydrogen gas (1 atmosphere) for 15 h. The mixture was filtered through Celite, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford methyl 5,6-diaminonicotinate (1.69 g, 100%) as a yellow solid which did not require further purification. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.94 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.16 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 6.27 (br s, 2H), 4.92 (br s, 2H), 3.74 (s, 3H). LCMS (ESI) m/z 168 (M+H)+.

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