Ethyl Acetate → N1-Methyl-N1-pyridin-4-yl-ethane-1,2-diamine

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2-Amino-N-methyl-N-pyridin-4-yl-acetamide trifluoroacetate (182, 1.0 eq.) was dissolved in anhydrous THF (50 mL) under argon. A 1 M solution of LiAlH4 in THF (6.1 eq.) was added dropwise at rt and the reaction vessel was placed in an oil bath. The temperature was raised to 70° C. and the mixture stirred for 15 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled and quenched by the slow addition of water (5 mL). Solvents were evaporated to give a white solid which was titurated several times with ethyl acetate to give compound 183 as a colourless oil.

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