Methyl iodide → 2-Pyridinamine, N-methyl-5-nitro-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-

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A mixture of (5-nitro-pyridin-2-yl)-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethyl)-amine (230 mg, 1.04 mmol), cesium carbonate (730 mg, 2.07 mmol) and iodomethane (0.59 mL, 4.18 mmol) in DMF (4 mL) was heated in a sealed tube at 50° C. for 3 hr. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the crude was partitioned between methylene chloride and water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give methyl-(5-nitro-pyridin-2-yl)-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethyl)-amine (270 mg, crude) as a brown solid, which was directly used in the next step reaction without further purification. LCMS calcd for C8H8F3N3O2 (m/e) 235, obsd 236 (M+H).

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