2-(2-Methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)pyridine → 3-Methoxy-4-pyridin-2-ylaniline

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A suspension of Pd/C (0.25 g of 10%) in MeOH (5 mL) was mixed with a solution of 2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)pyridine (0.5 g, 2.17 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL). The resulting reaction mixture was stirred vigorously for 12 h under an atmosphere of hydrogen, filtered through a pad of celite, and the filtrate was concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with EtOAc:hexanes (1:9 to 3:2) to afford 3-methoxy-4-pyridin-2-ylaniline.

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