Ammonia methanol → 2-(6-Methoxypyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-amine

A solution of 2-(6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)acetonitrile (5.00 g, 33.75 mmol) in 2M ammonia/MeOH (84 mL, 168.73 mmol) was stirred in the presence of Raney-nickel (8 g, 136.30 mmol) [obtained by washing Kawaken NDHT-90 with 4N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (40 mL), water (×5) and MeOH (×3)] at room temperature for 22 hr under hydrogen atmosphere (0.5 MPa). The catalyst was removed by decantation, and the reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure. To the obtained residue was added toluene (about 80 mL), and the mixture was concentrated again under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (NH, solvent gradient; 10→100% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 2-(6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)ethanamine (4.30 g, 28.3 mmol, 84%) as a yellow oil.

1. customThe catalyst was removed by decantation
2. concentrationthe reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure
3. additionTo the obtained residue was added toluene (about 80 mL)
4. concentrationthe mixture was concentrated again under reduced pressure
5. customThe obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (NH, solvent gradient; 10→100% ethyl acetate/hexane)

ORD record

ord-1870c40257af4469b0252f627ad6367e

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2016_06

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US09365520B2