4-Methylpyrimidine-2-carbonitrile → 4-Methyl-2-pyrimidinemethanamine

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Reaction Steps

4-methylpyrimidine-2-carbonitrile (450 mg) in MeOH (5 mL), aqueous ammonium hydroxide (1 mL) and Raney Nickel (catalytic) were added and the reaction mixture was hydrogenated at 55 psi for 2 h. Then the reaction mixture was filtered and solvent evaporated to afford (4-methylpyrimidin-2-yl)methanamine, which was carried to next step without purification.

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