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HRID 2203654Generated: November 4, 2026

Ammonium Chloride → 5-Bromo-2-methylpyridin-3-amine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmonium ChlorideHCID 25517—
Reactant5-Bromo-2-methyl-3-nitropyridineHCID 25067266—
CatalystIronHCID 23925—
SolventWater ethanolHCID 19096565—
Product5-Bromo-2-methylpyridin-3-amineHCID 2196409698.3%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature80 °C

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 5-bromo-2-methyl-3-nitropyridine (8.0 g, 37 mmol) in 4:1 ethanol/water (250 mL) was added iron (16.5 g, 295 mmol) and ammonium chloride (15.8 g, 295 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 3 h. The mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give 5-bromo-2-methylpyridin-3-amine (6.8 g, 99% crude yield), which was without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09365583B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-2d1f2c928771492a977480544466262b
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06