Water → 2-Ethylamino-3-nitropyridine

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine (51 g, 325 mmol) in THF (650 mL) was added a 2 M solution of ethylamine in THF (365 mL, 731 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into water (˜1.5 L) and the resulting solid was filtered and dried under reduced pressure to give the title compound (52 g).

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