Dimethylformamide → 4-(2,3-Dimethyl-4-nitrophenoxy)pyridin-2-amine

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To a suspension of 2-aminopyridin-4-ol (339 mg, 3.07 mmol) in MeCN (4.0 mL) at RT was added DBU (570 μL, 3.78 mmol) and after 30 min a solution of 1-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-4-nitrobenzene (400 mg, 2.36 mmol) in MeCN (2.0 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was maintained at RT for 16 hr; DMF (2.0 mL) was added and the mixture heated to 80° C. for 72 hr and then cooled to RT for 64 hr. The resulting mixture was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between DCM (50 mL) and brine (30 mL). The organic layer was separated and dried (MgSO4) and was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (SiO2, 40 g, EtOAc in isohexane, 20-100%, gradient elution and then SiO2, 12 g, 50% EtOAc in isohexane, isocratic elution) to afford 4-(2,3-dimethyl-4-nitrophenoxy)pyridin-2-amine, as a yellow solid (117 mg, 19%); Rt 1.47 min (Method 2); m/z 260 (M+H)+ (ES+).

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