Water → 2-Morpholino-5-nitropyridine

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A mixture of 2-chloro-5-nitro-pyridine (5 g, 31 mmol), morpholine (13 mL, 155 mmol), and triethylamine (10 mL) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. After the reaction, the reaction mixture was mixed with water, and two layers were separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 two times. Organic layers were collected, combined, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to give 4-(5-nitro-pyridin-2-yl)-morpholine (6.48 gm, 100%) as a yellow solid. LCMS calcd for C9H11N3O3 (m/e) 209, obsd 210 (M+H).

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